ED4U009 - Research Methodology 01 Sep 2019 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: ED4U009
Module Title: Research Methodology
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Professional Learning in Education
Faculty Sub Group: Social Work
Module Leader: Carmel Conn, Elsa Torres
Module Team: Matthew Hutt, Bethan Mitchell, Rebecca Haycock, Gareth Dart, Yasmeen Multani, Lindsey Roberts, Priscilla Shen, Jolene Pang, Hamadatun Yusuf
First Intended Intake: SEP 2017 Final Year of Intake: 2022
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 30 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100459 - education studies
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2019
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

• To support students to critically examine the theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches which underpin the process of qualitative, quantitative and blended research.

• To support the critical evaluation by students of the research process, drawing on relevant research findings to impact positively on their professional practice.

• To support the deepening of students’ understanding and skills to enable them to carry out extended professional research.

• To critically evaluate research methodologies and their application to research in students’ own professional context.

Content Summary

1. Research approaches: the epistemological base of differing methodological approaches, for example positivist, transformative, interpretative, feminist..
2. Ethics and politics in research; preparing for presentations to Ethics Committees.
3. Research designs: for example: experiments, surveys, case studies, comparative research, grounded theory, action research, collaborative research.
4. Generating, analysing and evaluating data: for example: questionnaires, interviews, observation, measurement scales, sampling, innovative data collection methods’ reliability and validity
5. Documentary analysis, discourse analysis, qualitative data analysis.
6. Critical evaluation of published research across a range of professional contexts.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 25
Seminar 5
Tutorial 1
Independent Study 200
Directed Study 69
Total Hours Selected 300

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 To critically analyse and evaluate theory, policy, processes and practice in relation to research methodology in order to generate new knowledge and understanding.
LO2 To plan their own primary or secondary research study recognising the ethical implications of their intended research and identifying the methodology and data collection instruments to be used.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Portfolio Portfolio 1 The portfolio will contain EITHER A written evaluation of a journal article relevant to the students’ own professional field (2000) AND A written plan for the students’ own research project including an evaluation of potential ethical issues and an explanation of how they will be addressed. The written plan includes: Research Aims, Research Questions, Identification of previous research in the field, Proposed Research Methodology, Intended Outcomes, Bibliography in progress (3000) OR An independent research project on an agreed topic (5000) 0 N/A 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Portfolio 1 ✔ ✔

Reading List

Bell, J. (2014) Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First-time Researchers 6th ed., Berkshire: Open University Press.

Bryman, A. (2015) Social Research Methods, 5th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Clough, P. and Nutbrown, C. (2012) A Student’s Guide to Methodology, 3rd ed., Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC: Sage.

Cohen, l., Manion L. and Morrison, K. (2011) Research Methods in Education, 7th ed., Abingdon, Oxon. and New York: Routledge.

Creswell, J. W. (2014) Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches, 4th ed., Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC: Sage.

Mertens, D. M. (2014) Research and Evaluation in in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity with Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Methods,4th ed., Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC: Sage.

McNiff, J. (2013) Action Research: Principles and Practice, 3rd ed., Abingdon, Oxon. and New York: Routledge.

Punch, K. (2013) Introduction to Social Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches, 3rd ed., Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC: Sage.

Punch, K. and Oancea, A. (2014) Introduction to Research Methods in Education, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC: Sage.

Thomas, G. (2013) How to do Your Research Project: A Guide for Students in Education and Applied Social Sciences, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC: Sage.

Supplementary

Alderson, P. and Morrow, V. (2011) The Ethics of Research with Children and Young People: A Practical Handbook, London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi, Singapore: Sage.

Andrews, M., Squire, C. and Tamboukou, M. (2013) Doing Narrative Research, 2nd ed., Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore: Sage.

Fawcett, M. and Watson, D. (2016) Learning through Child Observation, 3rd ed., London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Hamilton, L. and Corbett-Whittier, C. (2013) Using Case Study in Education Research, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC: Sage/BERA.

Heath, C., Hindmarsh, J. and Luff, P. (2010) Video in Qualitative Research: Analysing Social Interaction in Everyday Life, London, Thousand Oaks, Singapore, New Delhi: Sage.

May, T. (2011) Social Research and Reflexivity: Content, Consequence and Context, London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi, Singapore: Sage.

Reason, P. and Bradbury, H. (eds.) (2013) The SAGE Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice, 2nd ed., London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi, Singapore: Sage.

Rose, G. (2016) Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials, 4th ed., Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC, Melbourne: Sage.

Thomas, G. (2015) How to Do Your Case Study, 2nd ed., Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC: Sage.

Wodak, R. and Meyer, M. (eds.) (2016) Methods of Critical Discourse Studies, 3rd ed., London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi, Singapore: Sage.

Journals

British Educational Research Journal

Journal of Social Research Methodology

Qualitative Research

Review of Educational Research

British Journal of Educational Studies

British Journal of Special Education

Websites

British Educational Research Association https://www.bera.ac.uk/

British Education Studies Association http://educationstudies.org.uk/

http://studentlibrary.southwales.ac.uk/findit/database/srm/.DES

ESTYN https://www.estyn.gov.wales/

OFSTED https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted