IPPp14 Introduction to educational research

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Najvar, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Najvarová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Veronika Najvarová, Ph.D.
Department of Primary Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Olga Bubnová
Supplier department: Department of Primary Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
IPPp14/01: Mon 8:00–9:50 učebna 39, except Mon 24. 10., P. Najvar
IPPp14/02: Mon 10:00–11:50 učebna 39, except Mon 24. 10., P. Najvar
IPPp14/03: Mon 8:00–9:50 učebna 22, except Mon 24. 10., V. Najvarová
IPPp14/04: Mon 10:00–11:50 učebna 22, except Mon 24. 10., V. Najvarová
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 provide the students with the basic orientation in research in education and also to provide inspiration for their own research activities, namely for their diploma thesis. Upon finishing the course, the students will be able to formulate the project of their diploma thesis, to describe its structure and to justify the selected research methods and approaches.
Learning outcomes
Upon finishing the course the students will be able to design their own research project for the purposes of their diploma thesis, inlucing the selection of specific research methods and techniques of data collection and analysis.
Syllabus
  • The course is an extended introduction into topics in the area of educational research in a broader context of sociohumanities. Attention will be paid to the role of research in formulating and testing theories and designing educational research. Students learn to formulate research questions and design lege artis procedures of finding methodologically correct answers. The discussed issues include theoretical and philosophical background of educational research; qualitative and quantitative approaches to educational research; descriptive and inferential statistics; constructing research sample; observation, questionnaire, interview, content analysis as research methods in educational research.
Literature
  • GAVORA, Peter. Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu. 2000. ISBN 978-80-7367-628-5. info
  • PELIKÁN, Jiří. Základy empirického výzkumu pedagogických jevů. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 270 s. ISBN 9788071845690. info
  • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost : příručka pro uživatele. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 374 stran. ISBN 8070668229. info
Teaching methods
Class discussion over presented theoretical background.
Assessment methods
Written examination, discussion over the diploma thesis or other research plan.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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