MED 871 TOPICS

MEd 871: Educational Enquiry I

Fundamental Concepts in Educational Research

Lectures/Topics/Corresponding Chapters in textbook (see below).

1
Research and educational policy
Chapter 1

2
An Introduction to the Research Process
Chapter 2, 3 & 5 (relevant part)

3
Literature Review
Chapter 4

4
Types of Research Methods
Chapter 2

5
Sampling
Chapter 7 (relevant part)

6
Instrumentation
Chapter 8

7
Validity & Reliability
Chapter 9

8
Analysis of quantitative data
Chapter 6

9
Analysis of qualitative data
Chapter 16 (relevant part)

10
Ethics
Chapter 18 (relevant part)

11
Report writing
Chapter 19

Textbook:
Ary, D., Jacobs, J. C., Razavieh, A. & Sorensen, C. (2006) Introduction to research in education (7th edition). Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.