Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

COURSE DETAILS:

Meeting Dates:
May 3-4
June 7-8
June 21-22
July 12-13
July 26-27

Meeting Times:
Fridays 5:30 – 8:00pm
Saturday: 9:30 – 4:00pm

Additional Details:
CANVAS will be our home base, we will utilize various forms of gathering (in-person, Zoom by arrangement) for our classes. Additional workshop classes can be organized by request with the instructor during the week between weekends if desired.

Friday evenings will be a blended learning experience that is self-directed and self-paced learning along with scheduled one-on-one sessions with your instructor along with  small group work (e.g., peer-feedback; group analysis support).

Saturdays will involve some mini-lectures, small group discussions, and time to work on individual analysis and reports. Given this is the culminating course intended to support your successful completion of the program please note: everyone is expected to be in-class on Friday and Saturdays unless previously agreed to with the instructor.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Building on the work you have done in EDUC 864, in EDUC 904, we will explore more in-depth the various tenants of data analysis required for conducting research into our practice. Students will be working through various phases of their own research projects, from research proposal and ethics to data collection to data analysis and report writing.  In practical terms, EDUC 904-5: Fieldwork III is the opportunity for each student to complete the design, execution, and write up of their research project addressing the research topic that is personally important and relevant to his/her professional work.

Knowledge:

1. To be able to compare and contrast different data analysis models.
2. To gain an appreciation for, and insight into, the concepts of research design, analysis, and dissemination.

Self-reflection:

1. To share and contrast your perspectives related to research in education with colleagues through in-class and online discussion and sharing your own research experiences.
2. To reflect on areas of strengths and weaknesses of research in education in relation to your own practice and context.
3. To connect your personal reflections to assigned readings and class discussions to deepen your own process of understanding research in education.

Application to practice:  

1. To construct a useful set of understandings of research processes designed to assist you in confronting complex issues as educators and administrators in your own field of practice.
2. To demonstrate understanding of research analysis and reporting of findings through a research report.

Grading

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

RECOMMENDED READING: