| CODE | EDS5023 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Research component: Becoming a Professional Teacher and Researcher 1 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Education Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces student teachers to the relation between becoming a professional teacher and researcher in education. It focuses on the importance of doing educational research and the various research methods that can be used for their research project. The study-unit also covers issues related to research ethics and procedures. The later part of the study-unit will introduce students to matters related to children鈥檚 protection, health and safety policies. During the first part of this study-unit, students will be introduced to research epistemologies, research methodologies and design. After a general introduction to qualitative, quantitative research methods, philosophical inquiry in education and pedagogical project-based research, students will be presented with elective components, to engage more practically in the specific strategies. A choice from philosophical inquiry, case study research, observations, interviews with individuals and groups, surveys, questionnaires and quantitative analysis, action research, pedagogical project-based research, mixed research methods amongst others, will be offered. Issues related to general research ethical obligations will be discussed, as well as guidelines in writing a research proposal. The second part of the study-unit will focus on the legal aspects of child protection and mandatory reporting, children鈥檚 rights and anti-discrimination procedures, together with health and safety policies with regards to children. Study-Unit Aims: - Sensitize students towards their professional obligation to contribute to and conduct research which has educational aims; - Inquire into the epistemological, methodological and ethical issues in doing educational research; - Introduce student teachers to research methods and approaches that inform their research practice; - Acquire specific knowledge of the various methods on how to conduct research; - Reflect on the ethics of doing research that is grounded in practice, focusing in particular on doing research in schools and doing research with children; - Acquire knowledge about the legal aspects of child protection, children鈥檚 rights and health and safety policies. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify knowledge on being a professional teacher in relation to doing research as a teacher; - Explain the use of various approaches and methods in doing research in education, including doing a literature review, philosophical inquiry, qualitative and quantitative research, pedagogical and project-based research; - Describe the ethical aspects and procedures in doing educational research; - Explain the legal aspects of child protection, children鈥檚 rights and policies about the health and safety of children. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Evaluate the epistemological and methodological approaches in educational research; - Appraise various research methods, processes and procedures; - Sketch questions of the research study in relation to the appropriate methods of research; - Illustrate the importance of child protection, children鈥檚 rights and health and safety issues for children. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Opie C. (2024) Doing Educational Research. Sage.Ward M. & Delamont S. (eds) ( 2020) Handbook of Qualitative Research in Education. Edward Elgar Publishing. - Muijs, D. (2022). Doing Quantitative Research in Education with IBM SPSS Statistics. SAGE. - Fulford, A., & Hodgson, N. (Eds.). (2016). Philosophy and Theory in Educational Research: Writing in the margin. Routledge. - Brooks, R., Te Riele, K., & Maguire, M. (2014). Ethics and Education research. Sage. - Morrow, V., & Alderson, P. (2020). The ethics of research with children and young people: A practical handbook. The Ethics of Research with Children and Young People, 1-240. Supplementary Readings: - Mertler C. A Introduction to Educational Research. Sage. - Bazeley P. (2018) Integrating Analyses in Mixed Methods Research. London, Sage. - Harris D. (2021) Literature Review and Literature Design. Oxon, Routledge. - Hoveid M., H, Ciolan L, Paseka A. & Marques da Silva S. (eds.). (2019) Doing Educational Research: Overcoming Challenges in Practice. London, Sage. Other research papers and articles will be available through VLE and directly online UoM library portal. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Patrick Camilleri Louise Chircop George Cremona Maria Cutajar Mary Darmanin Simone Galea Joseph Gravina Michael Grech (Co-ord.) Sandra Hili Vassallo Milosh Raykov Lara M. Said Joseph Vancell DENNIS ZAMMIT |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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