ESR 614 Interpretive and Critical Research I

This course introduces conceptual and practical assumptions, contributions, limitations, and controversies of interpretive and critical research. Drawing on various epistemological positions and research traditions, participants become aware of the complexities of research contexts and ways in which they are embedded in community, culture, language, history, and power structures. Participants acquire knowledge of various methodologies such as ethnography, narrative, grounded theory, and others, and develop research skills by engaging in small-scale field projects. Participants begin to grapple with inherent tensions in the interplay among research purpose, methodology, and ethics, while cultivating personal dispositions on educational inquiry. Pre-requisite(s): CCD 605, CCD 615, CCD 620, CCD 625, CCD 630, or consent of instructors. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours

Credits

3