Postgraduate - UnitEDF5912 - Researching professional practice

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Peninsula First semester (extended) 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Hanan Sukkar

Synopsis

This core unit is designed for early childhood professionals in order to enhance their own professional practice. Students will engage in a critical analysis of early childhood research that informs their practice and the practice of others. The characteristics of early childhood educational research are discussed, particularly as this relates to constructing appropriate questions or problems for investigation, critical review of literature, and research design. Students will engage with early childhood research that challenges traditional thinking.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

critically read and analyse early childhood research literature
Understand the relationship between epistemology, methods, and methodology in the early years research
Understand ethical practices in early childhood research
Lead evidence-based research to inform practice in early childhood education.

Assessment

Assessment 1: Written assignment - 4000 words (50%); and
Assessment 2: Written assignment - 4000 words (50%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Hanan Sukkar

Contact hours

Equivalent to an average of 24 hours per week including 3 contact hours