ESR514 Research in Action: Becoming Practitioner Researchers

Students explore research paradigms with an emphasis on practitioner research and its role in education. Students examine their own educational views, histories, and values, and choose topics for small-scale projects and assignments that introduce them to different research designs and methodologies. Data from several sources will be collected and analyzed. Course readings are used to exemplify various methods and styles of conceptualizing, conducting, and presenting research. Students will learn about ethical considerations in educational inquiry and the skills necessary to critique research. This course requires a minimum of 15 hours of field-based activities. Students who have taken ESR506 and ESR507 may not receive degree credit for ESR514. This course is for students in the M.A.T. program. Prerequisite(s): none. 3 semester hours