| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
non-standard teaching period |
| Old unit code |
300.634 |
| Outcomes |
Students are able to understand the background to the present day emphasis on qualitative methods in educational research; appreciate the diversity and complexity of qualitative empirical enquiry; understand the role of philosophical issues in qualitative enquiry; know the main strategies and designs for qualitative research; know the different methods of collecting and analysing qualitative empirical materials; and know how to write a qualitative research proposal. |
| Content |
This unit gives an overview of present-day qualitative research methods. It includes historical background, the philosophical context and paradigm considerations. It focuses particularly on design and strategy in qualitative research and on the collection and analysis of qualitative data. It also covers developing and writing qualitative research proposals and writing qualitative research reports. |
| Assessment |
This consists of a 5000-word assignment.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Winthrop Professor Keith Punch |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Advisable prior study: EDUC8631 Approaches to Research or EDUC9643 Master's Thesis Phase I or equivalent |
Contact hours—25 hrs (compressed unit, 12–16 April)
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| Text | |
Punch, K. F. Introduction to Social Science Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches: Sage 2005 |
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