SP3007 Research Methods in Special Education 1

Faculty of Education
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Lenka Gajzlerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Jozef Miškolci, M.A., PhD. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Karel Pančocha, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Vaďurová, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Karel Pančocha, Ph.D., M.Sc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Slepičková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Karel Pančocha, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Institute for Research in Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Lenka Gajzlerová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Institute for Research in Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SP3007/KombiPred01: Sat 24. 2. 9:00–11:50 učebna 35, Sat 20. 4. 9:00–11:50 učebna 35, J. Miškolci, H. Vaďurová
SP3007/PrezPred01: Mon 10:00–11:50 učebna 35, J. Miškolci, H. Vaďurová
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
At the end of the course students will understand the principles of qualitative and quantitative research, basic techniques and rules for use in own research and will be able to use this information to create their own Bachelor's work. The students will be acquainted with fundamentals of ethics in research and publishing.
Learning outcomes
• The student has acquired basic information for independent writing of a scientific text;
• has been acquainted with research phases;
• has been introduced to basics of qualitative and quantitative research.
Syllabus
  • 1. Sience and approaches to definition: social vs. natural sciences 2. How to commence a research project: aims, research problems, research plan and its structure 3. Qualitative vs. quantitative research: differences, advantages and disadvantages 4. Quantitative research I.: hypothesis and operationalization, variables, causality vs. correlation, research sample 5. Quantitative research II.: methods of data gathering, unobtrusive data gathering methods 6. Qualitative research I: principles and traditions, embedded theory, ethnography, case study, data gathering 7. Qualitative research II.: analysis of qualitative data 8. Research ethics: informed consent, how to anonymize data, problems and issues in educational research 9. How to write a research paper: structure, information sources, citation 10. Project of bachelor thesis: guidelines of the Dean of the Faculty of Education MU, guidelines of the Department of Special Education 11. Tools of AI in academic writing
Literature
    required literature
  • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost : příručka pro uživatele. Páté, nezměněné vydán. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2021, 372 stran. ISBN 9788024650531. info
  • Metody výzkumu ve společenských vědách. Edited by Hedvika Novotná - Ondřej Špaček - Magdaléna Šťovíčková. Vydání první. Praha: FHS UK, 2019, 495 stran. ISBN 9788075710253. info
  • SKUTIL, Martin. Základy pedagogicko-psychologického výzkumu pro studenty učitelství. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2011, 254 stran. ISBN 9788073677787. URL info
  • ŠVAŘÍČEK, Roman and Klára ŠEĎOVÁ. Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách. Praha: Portál, 2007. info
    recommended literature
  • ŠEĎOVÁ, Klára and Roman ŠVAŘÍČEK. Jak psát kvalitativně orientované výzkumné studie. Kvalita v kvalitativním výzkumu (How to write qualitatively oriented research studies. Quality in qualitative research). Pedagogická orientace. Brno: Česká pedagogická společnost, 2013, vol. 23, No 4, p. 478-510. ISSN 1211-4669. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/PedOr2013-4-478. Full text info
  • STAROŇOVÁ, Katarína. Vedecké písanie : ako písať akademické a vedecké texty. 1. vyd. Martin: Osveta, 2011, 247 s. ISBN 9788080633592. info
  • PUNCH, Keith. Základy kvantitativního šetření. Translated by Jan Hendl. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2008, 150 stran. ISBN 9788073673819. info
Teaching methods
theoretical methodological lecture (course), individual work, peer feedback
Assessment methods
exam (written test) (70%), evaluation of self-study tasks throughout the term (30%)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2 bloky pro kombinované studium.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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