EDUC 226 - Introduction to Research Methods in Education

An introduction to research design and a range of methodologies for data collection and analysis which frame the field of educational studies. This course surveys methods of data collection and analysis across a range of qualitative, quantitative, mixed, hermeneutic, discursive, and phenomenological approaches. This course explores issues that feminist, decolonial, and critical scholars have raised concerning the production of knowledge, the researcher’s identity, and the roles of validity in educational research. Intended for educational studies majors and potential majors in preparation for their capstone project, this course requires students to develop an independent research project focused on an issue in education. In preparing students to become future critical and creative educational scholars, this course moves through the process of designing a research project and culminates in the writing of a detailed research proposal.

Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: EDUC 101
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents
Liberal Arts CORE: None

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