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Key Approaches to Educational Research
“Critically discuss the relationship between ontology, epistemology and methodological
approaches associated with your own research field” (5000-6000) words
Research field given in attached document named “Research field”.
Presentation of formal assignments
Assignments should be presented in a standard form:
• typed/word processed, 1.5 line spacing on one side of A4 paper
• margins of at least 3cm on the left and 2cm on the right
• cover title page
• abstract
• table of contents
• references
• appendices (if appropriate)
Main aim(s) of the module:
1. To provide an introduction to educational research and related skills
2. To identify the main approaches to educational research
3. To understand the ethical implications of educational research
Main topics of study:
1. What is meant by’ research’ and research processes in education?
2. Understanding the differences between ontology and epistemology
3. Literature and scholarship in educational research
4. Political, institutional, economic and cultural contexts of research in education
5. An introduction to qualitative and quantitative research methods in education
6. The role of ethics in educational research
7. An introduction to experimental design
8. Case studies in educational research
9. What is action research?
10. The relationship between policy and research
Learning Outcomes for the module
Please use the appropriate headings to group the Learning Outcomes. While it is expected
that a module will have LOs covering a range of knowledge and skills, it is not necessary
that all four headings are covered in every module. Please delete any headings that are not
relevant. You should number the LOs sequentially to enable mapping of assessment tasks.
At the end of this Module, students will be able to:
Knowledge
1 recognise what is meant by ‘research’ in educational contexts
2 differentiate between and evaluate the key traditions in and approaches to educational
research
3 identify key ethical, cultural and political issues in researching their own professional
contexts
Thinking skills
4 breakdown a topic within their professional contexts into researchable questions
5 evaluate different approaches in undertaking educational research
6 reflect on the processes of research
Subject-based practical skills
7 select and synthesise the research methods literature in order to undertake a review of a
particular topic
8 present their ideas, both orally and in writing, about aspects of research related to
their own professional contexts
Skills for life and work (general skills)
9 make effective use of IT to support their studies including for bibliographic and
archival searches
10 demonstrate clarity, fluency and coherence in written expression of educational issues
11 express their intellectual independence through the addressing of educational problems
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