DCJDR_IMP2 Research methods in education 2

Faculty of Education
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 10 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Janík, Ph.D., M.Ed. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Vlastimil Švec, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Michaela Píšová, M.A., Ph.D.
Institute for Research in School Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Michaela Spurná, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Institute for Research in School Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites (in Czech)
DCJDR_IMP1 Methods in education 1
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 aim of the course is to make students understand the role of scientific knowledge in the development of pedagogical sciences, to comprehend the specifics of the quantitative and qualitative methodology and to be able to carry out an educational research project.
Syllabus
  • The course introduces students to a scientific way of thinking which is indispensable for a successful design, realization and evaluation of an educational research. It draws upon students elementary knowledge from their master s study. The aim of the course is to make students understand the role of scientific knowledge in the development of pedagogical sciences, to comprehend the specifics of the quantitative and qualitative methodology and to be able to carry out an educational research project. Topics to cover: Science and human knowledge. Model of falsificationism (K. R. Poppera). Holistic conception of science (T. S. Kuhn). Trend of development in social sciences. Interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity in sciences. Scientific research as a way to knowledge and discovery. Nature and kinds of scientific research in pedagogical sciences. Research as a means of scientific work. Kinds of educational research. Methodological standards in educational research. Objectivity, validity a reliability in educational research. Quantitative, qualitative and mixed research design in pedagogical sciences. Project of an educational research, its structure. Quantitative research: defining a research problem, its variables, formulating a work hypothesis, statistic hypothesis, selecting a research sample, choosing research methods and techniques. Qualitative research: knowledge of the researched field, defining a research problem, choosing strategies and methods of research, selecting a research sample, triangulation. An outline of the possible use of methods and techniques of both qualitative and quantitative research. Processing and intertretation of the research results. Structure and writing of a research report.
Literature
    required literature
  • Úvod do pedagogického výskumu (Orig.) : Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu [Gavora, 2000]. info
  • Tippelt, R. (Hrsg.) Handbuch Bildungsforschung. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2005.
  • Keeves, J. P. Educational Research, Methodology, and Measurement: An International Handbook. Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd, 2004.
  • Švec, Š a kol. Metodologie věd o výchově. 2. vyd. Brno: Paido, 2009.
  • HENDL, Jan. Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat : analýza a metaanalýza dat. Vydání druhé, opravené. Praha: Portál, 2006, 583 stran. ISBN 8073671239. info
  • HENDL, Jan. Kvalitativní výzkum : základní metody a aplikace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2005, 407 s. ISBN 8073670402. info
  • Slovník pedagogické metodologie. Edited by Josef Maňák - Vlastimil Švec - Štefan Švec. 1. vydání. Brno: Paido - edice pedagogické literatury, 2005, 134 stran. ISBN 8073151022. info
  • Současná filosofie sociálních věd :multikulturní přístup. Edited by Brian Fay - Jana Ogrocká. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2002, 324 s. ISBN 80-86429-10-5. info
  • FEYERABEND, Paul K. Rozprava proti metodě. Translated by Jiří Fiala. Vyd. 1. Praha: Aurora, 2001, 430 s. ISBN 8072990470. info
  • Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Edited by Thomas S. Kuhn. 1. vyd. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1997, 206 s. ISBN 80-86005-54-2. info
  • KERLINGER, Fred N. Základy výzkumu chování : pedagogický a psychologický výzkum. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1972, 705 s. info
    recommended literature
  • JANÍK, Tomáš, Tina SEIDEL and Petr NAJVAR. Introduction: On the Power of Video Studies in Investigating Teaching and Learning. In JANÍK, Tomáš and Tina SEIDEL. The Power of Video Studies in Investigating Teaching and Learning in the Classroom. 1st ed. Münster: Waxmann, 2009, p. 7-19. Empirische Bildungsforschung. ISBN 978-3-8309-2208-7. info
  • ŠVAŘÍČEK, Roman and Klára ŠEĎOVÁ. Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách: pravidla hry (Qualitative Research in Educational Sciences: Game Rules). Další autor:M.Sedláček,P.Novotný,K.Nedbálková,M.Miková,T.Janík,O.Kaščák,J.Zounek. vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2007, 384 pp. Pedagogika. ISBN 978-80-7367-313-0. URL info
  • CHRÁSTKA, Miroslav. Metody pedagogického výzkumu (Methods of educational research). 1st ed. Praha: Grada, 2007, 263 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-1369-4. info
  • WALLERSTEIN, Immanuel Maurice. Kam směřují sociální vědy :zpráva Gulbenkianovy komise o restrukturaci sociálních věd. Translated by Karel Müller. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1998, 111 s. ISBN 80-85850-65-6. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussions, individual consultations
Assessment methods
Type of examination: students submit and defend a research project as a starting point of their dissertation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022.
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