PdF:ZeD004 Methodology in Pedagogy - Course Information
ZeD004 Research Methodology in Pedagogy
Faculty of Educationautumn 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/2. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. PhDr. Tomáš Janík, Ph.D., M.Ed. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Tomáš Janík, Ph.D., M.Ed.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Didactics of Geography (programme PdF, D-SPE4) (2)
- Course objectives
- The subject introduces scientific thinking to students as essential for successful project planning, implementation and evaluation of educational research.
- Syllabus
- Topics Science and human cognition. Falsifiable model of science in K. R. Popper. Holism in T. S. Kuhns concept. The trend of social sciences development. Interdisciplinary a transdisciplinary issues in sciences. Scientific work as knowledge creation and discovery process. The character and types of scientific work in educational science. Research as a way of realisation in scientific work. Types of educational research. Objectivity, validity and reliability in educational research. Quantitative, qualitative and eclectic approaches in educational science. The project of educational research, its structure. Quantitative research: the research problem definition, variables definition, hypotheses formulation, statistical hypotheses, selection of the sample population, the choice of research methods and techniques. Qualitative research: orientation in the surveyed problem, the research problem definition, the choice of strategy and research methods, selection of the sample, triangulation. An overview of methods and techniques employment in quantitative and qualitative research. Processing and interpretation of research results. The structure and writing of a research report.
- Literature
- Brezinka, W. (2001). Východiska k poznání výchovy: Úvod k základům vědy o výchově k filozofii výchovy a praktické pedagogice. Brno: L. Marek. Fajkus, B. (2005). Filosofie a metodologie vědy: Vývoj, současnost a perspektivy. Praha: Academia. Hendl, J. (2
- Teaching methods
- lectures, discussion
- Assessment methods
- To submit dissertation project in written form.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2020, recent)
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