Applied Research in Education

Catalog description

An introduction to research strategies, with an emphasis on implementing, analyzing and reporting the action research process in the candidates P-12 classroom. Topics in the course include a survey of the common approaches to educational research, the development of research questions and hypotheses, the process of collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, and the development and compilation of the educational research report. Not open to students with credit in EDU-556 or EDUE-602. Prerequisite: Master of Education or special permission by the Director, Master of Education Program.