Course syllabus
Course information
The course will start with a general challenge to the idea of qualitative methods, focussing in particular on research ethics: what kind of things are qualitative research methods, and why do we need them? The remainder of the course is taken as problem- based learning. Students are asked, in groups, to find a qualitative research methodology suitable to investigating a pressing issue in education. Practicing group work matters because research often involves team work, so that the ability to collaborate with peers is a crucial part of research skill. Students will be asked to re-formulate an educational issue into a clear research problem, and outline what research might be undertaken in response to the problem. In the course of working through a suitable methodological design, students will engage with reading on qualitative methods, including exemplars taken from published empirical studies.
Please note that the schedule is preliminary up to 2 weeks before the start of the course.
Syllabus
Course literature
Course schedule
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Course introduction
Course attendance is on campus. The course introduction: 2 November 10:15–12:00 (CET) in room A1 336. Here is a campus map of Pedagogen to help you find classrooms.
Course registration
You can register for the course one week before the course starts and at 2nd of November as the latest. You register yourself on the course through Ladok, which you access through the Student portal. You need to be registered at least 24 hours before the start of the course to gain access to the course's homepage in Canvas. Let the course administrator Isa Macao know immediately if you are delayed in starting the course. Register for the course
Course contacts
Course leaders: Adrianna Nizinska and Ernst Thoutenhoofd
Co-tutors: Dimitrios Papadopoulos and Kassahun Weldemariam
Study advisor: Tina Mathé
Course administrator: Isa Macao
Director of studies: Marianne Strömberg
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