DCJDR_IMP1 Research methods in education 1

Faculty of Education
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Chocholatá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Janík, Ph.D., M.Ed. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Vlastimil Švec, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Michaela Píšová, M.A., Ph.D.
Institute for Research in School Education – Specialized Units – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Michaela Spurná, Ph.D.
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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to make students understand the role of scientific knowledge in the development of pedagogical sciences, to comprehend the specifics of the quantitative and qualitative methodology and to be able to carry out an educational research project.
Syllabus
  • The course introduces students to a scientific way of thinking which is indispensable for a successful design, realization and evaluation of an educational research. It draws upon students elementary knowledge from their master s study. The aim of the course is to make students understand the role of scientific knowledge in the development of pedagogical sciences, to comprehend the specifics of the quantitative and qualitative methodology and to be able to carry out an educational research project. Topics to cover: Science and human knowledge. Model of falsificationism (K. R. Poppera). Holistic conception of science (T. S. Kuhn). Trend of development in social sciences. Interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity in sciences. Scientific research as a way to knowledge and discovery. Nature and kinds of scientific research in pedagogical sciences. Research as a means of scientific work. Kinds of educational research. Methodological standards in educational research. Objectivity, validity a reliability in educational research. Quantitative, qualitative and mixed research design in pedagogical sciences. Project of an educational research, its structure. Quantitative research: defining a research problem, its variables, formulating a work hypothesis, statistic hypothesis, selecting a research sample, choosing research methods and techniques. Qualitative research: knowledge of the researched field, defining a research problem, choosing strategies and methods of research, selecting a research sample, triangulation. An outline of the possible use of methods and techniques of both qualitative and quantitative research. Processing and intertretation of the research results. Structure and writing of a research report.
Literature
    required literature
  • Janík, Tomáš - Seidel, Tina - Najvar, Petr. Introduction: On the Power of Video Studies in Investigating Teaching and Learning. In Janík, Tomáš - Seidel, Tina. The Power of Video Studies in Investigating Teaching and Learning in the Classroom. 1. vyd. Mü
  • Jan Hendl: Kvalitativní výzkum. Základní metody a aplikace. Praha : Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2006.
  • Švaříček, Roman - Šeďová, Klára. Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách: pravidla hry. Další autor:M.Sedláček,P.Novotný,K.Nedbálková,M.Miková,T.Janík,O.Kaščák,J.Zounek. vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2007. 384 s. Pedagogika. ISBN 978-80-7367-313-0.
  • Úvod do pedagogického výskumu (Orig.) : Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu [Gavora, 2000].
  • Tippelt, R. (Hrsg.) Handbuch Bildungsforschung. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2005.
  • Contemporary philosophy of social science : a multicultural approach (Orig.) : Současná filosofie sociálních věd : multikulturní přístup.
  • Against method (Orig.) : Rozprava proti metodě.
  • Keeves, J. P. Educational Research, Methodology, and Measurement: An International Handbook. Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd, 2004.
  • Hendl, Jan. Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat :analýza a metaanalýza dat. Vyd. 2., opr. Praha : Portál, 2006. 583 s. ISBN 80-7367-123-9.
  • Švec, Š a kol. Metodologie věd o výchově. 2. vyd. Brno: Paido, 2009.
  • Foundations of behavioral research : educational and psychological inquiry (Orig.) : Základy výzkumu chování : pedagogický a psychologický výzkum.
    recommended literature
  • Wallerstein, Immanuel Maurice. Kam směřují sociální vědy :zpráva Gulbenkianovy komise o restrukturaci sociálních věd. Translated by Karel Müller. Vyd. 1. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 1998. 111 s. ISBN 80-85850-65-6.
  • Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Edited by Thomas S. Kuhn. 1. vyd. Praha : OIKOYMENH, 1997. 206 s. ISBN 80-86005-54-2.
  • Slovník pedagogické metodologie. Edited by Josef Maňák - Vlastimil Švec - Štefan Švec. 1. vyd. Brno : Paido - edice pedagogické literatury, 2005. 134 s. ISBN 80-7315-102-2.
  • Chrástka, Miroslav. Metody pedagogického výzkumu. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2007. 263 s. ISBN 978-80-247-1369-4.
Teaching methods
lecture, class discussion, individual consultation
Assessment methods
Examination: students submit and defend a reserch project as a basis of their dissertation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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