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Kathryn A. Quinn
EDLPS 549
Seattle Campus
Readings, lectures, and discussions pertaining to significant and enduring ideas in the philosophy, history and sociology of education. Specific topics are critically examined in light of contemporary problems in education. Topics vary.
Class description
The purposes of this course are threefold: (1) to broadly examine the elements of research design common to the social sciences, with particular emphasis on the interdisciplinary field of Education; (2) to explore the techniques underlying the development of a literature review; and (3) to develop a full-length proposal of an original research project.
You will learn about research questions, and how to ask them. You will learn about using theory to guide your own research designs. You will be exposed (in broad ways) to the traditions of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches. Lastly, you will engage in an intense term of writing. Also, starting second week you will be assigned a research article each week. We will come to class the following week and discuss the article. In this way, you will learn how to read a broad array of research articles and develop competence in critiquing and using information from articles that employ different types of research designs.
Besides learning about research design, this course has been created to offer you a structured environment in which you learn how to write a research proposal. Therefore, in order to be successful in this course, you will need to devote substantial time outside of class writing each day—this is part of what this class is trying to socialize you into, the habits of successful writing.
Student learning goals
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Class assignments and grading
Your grade in this course will be based upon your prepared participation in class discussions, your provision of drafts and feedback on written assignments, and your final proposal’s quality.
