YPPk04 Educational Research and its Methodology

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Najvar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Najvar, Ph.D.
Department of Primary Education – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Primary Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
YPPk04/OS01: Fri 17. 2. 8:00–9:50 učebna 39, Fri 3. 3. 12:00–13:50 učebna 39, Fri 24. 3. 10:00–11:50 učebna 39, Fri 21. 4. 15:00–16:50 učebna 39, P. Najvar
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 course aims to raise students‘ awareness and sensitivity to specific aspects of (namely written) communication in the professional community. In this course students learn about the subject of educational research, how theories are created and tested, what types of research there are, how research is designed and conducted, its stages, how to define a research problem, sample, choice of methods, data collection and interpretation.
Learning outcomes
Upon finishing the course, the students will be able to understand terminology related to methodology; to design their own (e.g., action) research project for the purposes of their diploma thesis, inlucing the selection of specific research methods and techniques of data collection and analysis; to understand the rules and ethics of academic communication; interpret research results.
Syllabus
  • 1. General principles as well as specific aspects of academic communication in pedagogy and didactics;
  • 2. Czech and European professional journals;
  • 3. Communication in the academia, academic writing and academic texts, ethical aspects of academic writing, plagiarism;
  • 4. Technical apsects of seminar work, reference guidelines;
  • 5. Educational methodology. Educational research;
  • 6. Types of research. Qualitative and quantitative methodology, Phases of research;
  • 7. Action research as part of the teaching profession;
  • 8. Qualitative research, procedures, sampling, validity and reliability;
  • 9. Quantitative research, proceures, sampling, validity and reliatibility;
  • 10. Research methods in education, observation, interview, questionnaires, tests, experiment, content analysis.
Literature
  • Úvod do pedagogického výskumu (Orig.) : Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu [Gavora, 2000]. info
  • CHRÁSKA, Miroslav. Metody pedagogického výzkumu : základy kvantitativního výzkumu. 2., aktualizované vydání. Praha: Grada, 2016, 254 stran. ISBN 9788024753263. URL info
  • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost :příručka pro uživatele. 3. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 374 s. ISBN 9788024601397. info
  • STRAUSS, Anselm L. and Juliet M. CORBIN. Základy kvalitativního výzkumu : postupy a techniky metody zakotvené teorie. Translated by Stanislav Ježek. Vyd. 1. Brno: Sdružení Podané ruce, 1999, vi, 196. ISBN 808583460X. info
Teaching methods
Consultations with reference to professional literature.
Assessment methods
Colloquium - discussion about the diploma thesis plan.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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