Research Methods in Education

Course Code: EDUC-606                                               Credit Hours: 03 (3-0)            B.S (Regular), 6th Semester

Introduction:

This course is designed for MA Education candidates to prepare them to situate themselves as researching professionals and at the same time enhance their own professional practice. Students will engage in a critical analysis of different research work and relate it to their own context. The units provides students with the opportunity to engage with the research literature and to establish how different researchers techniques help improve the overall classroom situation

Objectives:

At the end of the course, the learners will be able to

• Discuss the meaning, nature & scope of research in education
• Situate themselves as researching professionals
• Conduct research in different educational settings Ø Write research report and present it effectively

• Course Assignment
  A variety of assessments will be used to assess student learning. It is recommended that students will actively work in class on different topics and present their work. The daily assignments on assigned topics will be arranged during this period.
  Assessment Criteria and Time Distribution of Course
  Theory and classroom activities	12 weeks	64%
  Discussion session	1 weeks	16 %
  Presentations	3 weeks	20%

• Recommended Books:

  Creswell, J. W (2009). Research Design”, London: Sage Publications.

  Fraenkel, J.  &  Norman, E.  (2005)  How to Design and Evaluate Research (8th edition) London: SAGE Publications.

  Block, T.R. (2002.) Understanding social science research. London: SAGE Publications. Cohen, L. &  Manion, L. (1991). Research methods in education. London: Routledge.

  Gay, L.R.(1998). Educational research: Competencies for analysis and applications . (5th ed.)  N.Y: Merrill- Prentice Hall.

  Goode, W.J. and Halt, P.K. (1981). Methods in social research. Auckland: McGraw-Hill.

  Murray, R. (2002). How to write a thesis. Buckingham: Open University Press.

  Wiersma, W. (1995). Research methods in education: An introduction. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.