Summer 2026 - EDUC 904 G033
Fieldwork III (5)
Class Number: 1803
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
COURSE DETAILS:
Meeting Dates:
May 8/9, 29/30
June 26/27
Jul 10/11, 24/25
Meeting Times:
Fridays: 4:30-9:00 pm
Saturdays: 8:30-4:00 pm
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
This course is scheduled at the end of the two-year M.Ed. program. It provides a platform for students to apply their knowledge and skills in action research to address a specific problem or question in their educational context. The course will involve field work, discussions, workshops, presentations, and peer feedback. Students are expected to actively participate in all course activities and complete all assignments on time.
Grading
- Participation 20%
- Midterm 30%
- Final project 50%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Craft of Research (2008) (3rd Edition) Booth, Wayne C. Colomb, Gregory G. Williams, Joseph M. University of Chicago Press ISBN-10: 0226065669 | ISBN-13: 978-0226065663 (available also as e-book via SFU library)
ISBN: 0226065669
RECOMMENDED READING:
Additional Texts: Educational Action Research Journal (http://www.tandfonline.com.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/loi/reac20)
Additional Texts: Canadian Journal of Action Research (http://cjar.nipissingu.ca/index.php/cjar)
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Graduate Studies Notes:
Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
At SFU, you are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all your academic work. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty harms your own learning, undermines the efforts of your classmates who pursue their studies honestly, and goes against the core values of the university.
To learn more about the academic disciplinary process and relevant academic supports, visit:
- SFU’s Academic Integrity Policy: S10-01 Policy
- SFU’s Academic Integrity website, which includes helpful videos and tips in plain language: Academic Integrity at SFU
RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.