Course Description
EDUC5010 Research Methods aims to provide students with tools to enable them to be critical consumers of research and to apply appropriate methods to examine a range of research questions. Students learn to critically examine research, conduct literature reviews, and do research in an ethical manner. This course thus provides an overview of educational research, its theoretical and philosophical underpinning, and ethical considerations. Students are introduced to the fundamentals of research in education, as well as ethical considerations and biases that affect the way researchers view education. Students will learn how to design clear research questions, conduct a literature review, and to critically examine research. EDUC5010 covers a variety of research methods, data collection and analysis tools.
Educational Objectives/Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss the moral principles of good educational research
2. Respect Indigenous and non-Indigenous research paradigms, worldviews, and ethical protocols
3. Critically examine ontological and epistemological perspectives and their impact on how we consume and conduct research
4. Describe the characteristics, purpose, opportunities and limitations of various research approaches and methods
5. Apply trustworthiness criteria to appraise the value and quality of research across various approaches and methods
6. Synthesize theoretical and/or empirical research literature on a topic of interest
7. Critically examine research approaches and research methods used by others
8. Identify gaps in knowledge and understanding in a topic of interest
9. Articulate a clear and well-reasoned statement of research topic and problem
10. Design clear research questions aligned to a specific research purpose and approach
11. Apply appropriate research methods to answer different research questions
12. Critically examine ethical issues in research with humans
- Teacher: Howe Ted
Course Description
EDUC5010 Research Methods aims to provide students with tools to enable them to be critical consumers of research and to apply appropriate methods to examine a range of research questions. Students learn to critically examine research, conduct literature reviews, and do research in an ethical manner. This course thus provides an overview of educational research, its theoretical and philosophical underpinning, and ethical considerations. Students are introduced to the fundamentals of research in education, as well as ethical considerations and biases that affect the way researchers view education. Students will learn how to design clear research questions, conduct a literature review, and to critically examine research. EDUC5010 covers a variety of research methods, data collection and analysis tools.
Educational Objectives/Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss the moral principles of good educational research
2. Respect Indigenous and non-Indigenous research paradigms, worldviews, and ethical protocols
3. Critically examine ontological and epistemological perspectives and their impact on how we consume and conduct research
4. Describe the characteristics, purpose, opportunities and limitations of various research approaches and methods
5. Apply trustworthiness criteria to appraise the value and quality of research across various approaches and methods
6. Synthesize theoretical and/or empirical research literature on a topic of interest
7. Critically examine research approaches and research methods used by others
8. Identify gaps in knowledge and understanding in a topic of interest
9. Articulate a clear and well-reasoned statement of research topic and problem
10. Design clear research questions aligned to a specific research purpose and approach
11. Apply appropriate research methods to answer different research questions
12. Critically examine ethical issues in research with humans
- Teacher: Howe Ted
Course Description
In EDUC 5610 Comparative & International Education, students investigate how internationalization, globalization and democratization of education effect curriculum, teaching, and learning across a wide range of cultural contexts. Educational foundations lenses (gender and sexuality; culture, race and ethnicity, Indigenous perspectives; socio-economic status, class and religion; location space and time; and other lenses) will be employed to critically analyze education in various nations. Students will be introduced to fundamentals of Comparative and International Education (CIE). Educational foundations lenses are used to critically investigate CIE. Other lenses include Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning (CTL), and major challenges, such as the pivot to alternate modes of delivery due to Covid-19. The graphic organizer below is helpful in framing the analysis. In addition, Comparative Ethnographic Narrative (CEN) will be used as a conceptual framework (Howe, 2022).
Howe, E. R. (2022). Teacher Acculturation: Stories of pathways to teaching. Leiden: Brill. https://brill.com/view/title/61351?rskey=02H0u5&result=2
All readings will be shared via Moodle. For assignments, students will select other readings from journals or electronic media to augment their understanding.
Educational Objectives/Learning Outcomes
1. Critically reflect on perspectives of comparative and international education (CIE)
2. Identify key influences on and components of CIE in Canada and internationally
3. Analyze CIE using various lenses (gender, culture/race/ethnicity, Indigenous perspectives, SES/class/religion, space/time/location and other)
4. Identify major trends in CIE
5. Develop detailed and comprehensive responses that consider both individual and collective needs in relation to CIE
6. Critically consider multiple approaches to education foundations in different countries
7. Develop advanced feedback skills from others in relation to written and oral work
- Teacher: Howe Ted