SP_PR Empowering interview - participatory research method in special education

Faculty of Education
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Maija Hirvonen, Ph.D. (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Karel Pančocha, Ph.D., M.Sc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Karel Pančocha, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: Understand and explain basic facts about qualitative research as an inquiry process that aims at understanding a phenomenon (e.g. social and health problems) from the point of view of people who are studied.
Further, students shall understand and explain the role of the researcher, who attempts to build a complex, holistic picture of the phenomenon and conducts the study in a natural setting. (Flick 2009)
The main practical goal is to learn the skills of supporting learners with special educational needs in the participation of the planning of their own life. )
Syllabus
  • The essential features of qualitative research
  • Enpowering participation - examples
  • Qualitative research design
  • Defining research question(s)
  • Interview methods
  • Ethical issues in qualitative research
  • 2 field work/exposure days according to the plans of each student
  • Findings of the field work, reflections, discussions
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, group work, field work
Assessment methods
Final presentation, individual project, data collection and analysis, 100% attendance in class, finding own interviewees and conducting participatory interviews.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: od 24.2.2014 do 6.3.2014, každý den 4 vyučovací hodiny.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Výuka bude v anglickém jazyce. Primárně určena pro studenty doktorských programů.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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