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Perspectives on Higher Education - EDST5458
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Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Fee Band:   (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

This course is designed to support MPhil research candidates to explore and critique their chosen area of research interest by locating it in the context of key issues and approaches in higher education and viewing it from a diversity of perspectives, and from this to develop their research proposal. In order to provide multiple perspectives and to build collaboration with others in the program, cohorts with common interests in a key area will be established who will then work together to examine, critique and develop the area, which will in turn inform their individual perspectives on the area. Through this process, candidates will develop and refine their research question and begin the development of their research proposals including their rationale, through an ongoing process of self and peer review.
The course will explore key perspectives that are relevant to researchers and practitioners, (including those who teach, manage and lead) in higher education through focussing on context and change processes, contemporary issues, emerging trends, epistemological and methodological approaches and implications and future directions. It will also explore the ways in which research theses are structured in the humanities and social sciences and provide the opportunity for students to consider the overall structure and purpose of their thesis.


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