Qualitative Research: Ethnographic & Action Research - EDST5032
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Education
Course Outline: School of Education Course Outlines
Campus: Kensington Campus
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
CSS Contribution Charge: 1* (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course provides students with an overview of the philosophical, practical, and ethical issues involved in designing and conducting ethnographic and action research in education, and various forms of case study research. The course will also focus on data collection and analysis, examining issues involved in each of the three overarching strategies of observation, interview, and document analysis. Throughout the course, questions concerning the nature of knowledge, truth, and language, as well as issues of power, responsibility and ethics will be foregrounded.
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