SKPA014 Educational Research Methodology 2

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Janík, Ph.D., M.Ed. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Najvar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Janík, Ph.D., M.Ed.
Institute for Research in School Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Veličková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Institute for Research in School Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides an introduction into nature of quantitative and qualitative methodology and into designing of research project in their field of Foreign Language Didactics.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is able:
- to differentiate various types of research and research design;
- to propose and justify his/her own research project;
- to reflect a follow methodological standard in the field.
Syllabus
  • Types of research in Educational Science / Didactics: basic and applied research and development, quantitative and qualitative research, strategic and action research, monodisciplinary and interdisciplinary research, laboratory and field research, transversal and longitudinal research etc.
  • Research designs typical for Educational Science: experiment, action research, case study, video study, questioning etc.
  • Planning, realizing and evaluating research in Educational Science.
  • Standards of (methodological) quality of inquiry in Educational Science / Foreign Language Didactics.
Literature
    required literature
  • Gavora, P. (2010). Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu. Brno: Paido.
  • Maňák, J., Švec, V., & Švec, Š. (Eds.), (2005). Slovník pedagogické metodologie. Brno: Paido.
  • Creswell, J. W. (1998). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five traditions. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
  • Švaříček, R., & Šeďová, K. et al. (2007). Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách. Praha: Portál.
  • Fajkus, B. (2005). Filosofie a metodologie vědy. Vývoj, současnost a perspektivy. Praha: Academia.
  • Najvar, P., Najvarová, V., Janík, T. & Šebestová, S. (2011). Videostudie v pedagogickém výzkumu. Brno: Paido.
  • Pelikán, J. (2011). Základy empirického výzkumu pedagogických jevů. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Ondrejkovič, P., & Majerčíková, J. (2012). Vysvetlenie, porozumenie a interpretácia v spoločenskovednom výskume. Bratislava: VEDA.
  • Švec, Š. et al. (2009). Metodologie věd o výchově. Kvantitativně-scientistické a kvalitativně-humanitní přístupy v edukačním výzkumu. Brno: Paido.
  • Creswell, J. W. (2001). Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Upper Saddle River: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall.
  • Brezinka, W. (2001). Východiska k poznání výchovy. Úvod k základům vědy o výchově, k filozofii výchovy a k praktické pedagogice. Brno: L. Marek.
  • Hendl, J. (2005). Kvalitativní výzkum. Praha: Portál.
    recommended literature
  • Janíková, M. & Vlčková, K. et al. (2009). Výzkum výuky: tematické oblasti, výzkumné přístupy a metody. Brno: Paido. (kap. 1 a 2).
  • Disman, M. (1993). Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Tippelt, R. & Schmidt, B. (Eds.), (2010). Handbuch Bildungsforschung. Wiesbaden: Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
  • Handbook of research in second language teaching and learning. Edited by Eli Hinkel. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005, xxii, 1144. ISBN 0805841814. info
Teaching methods
lecturing, discussing, project proposing and evaluation
Assessment methods
Evaluation of the dissertation project in written form and oral examination of methodological knowledge and skills.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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