Education 4: Professional Research in Education (U04469)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EDU-4-Educ

Education 4 offers students the opportunity to engage in an intensive study of the relationship between research and professional practice. The course builds on the work undertaken in Education 1A, 1B, 2 and 3 and encourages students to reflect on the knowledge and insight gained during their studies. From Year One of the programme, students will have been encouraged to develop a research disposition and they will have engaged in various small-scale research activities. Education 4 gives students the opportunity to extend their research capabilities by means of lectures and workshops that are led by school staff who have strong research expertise. Under the supervision of School staff students plan, implement and present the outcomes of an empirical research study that has been carried out in the professional context of the placement school. School staff draw on their own research expertise to support students in developing a critical awareness of a range of approaches to research and of the need to select an approach appropriate to the aims of a given study. There are many examples of staff supervising students in their area of research expertise. This consolidation and development of students' research experiences aims to support them complete the transition from being research consumers to research providers.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Successful completion of Education 1A U00331 and Education 1B U00332 and Education 2A U03931 and Education 2B U03932 and Education 3 ED0980. As part of a Joint Honours programme, criteria for admission to Honours must be met.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Education, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) 15 minutes per week for 10 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 5 hour(s) per week for 1 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course students will be able to:
- apply research to policy and practice by becoming a teacher researcher
- demonstrate a critical awareness of a range of approaches to research and of the need to select an approach appropriate to the aims of a given study
- develop an awareness of the importance of educational research in the development of reflective practice in teaching
- analyse and discuss the theoretical basis and implications for policy and practice of a number of recent and relevant research studies in education
- plan, implement and present the outcomes of an empirical research study carried out in the professional context of the school
- value themselves as growing professionals by taking responsibility for their professional learning and development
- adopt a reflective questioning approach to their professional practice and engage appropriately in professional enquiry and research.

Assessment Information

1. Research proposal (500 words) for the Professional Project (formative assessment)
2.Professional Project (7000 words) to be submitted as a dissertation (summative assessment)