Qual & Quant Research

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide an overview of educational research with an emphasis on special education. The examples provided within current research and the assignments required are specifically designed to teach methodology using specific course material from special education pedagogy. The research process is approached from qualitative and quantative designs. The course includes methodology and appropriate statistics. The research paper, to be completed in conjunction with the course, requires students to implement selected methods from this course and to become familiar with on area (of their interest) of the research literature in the field of special education. There is an online component to this course. Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate College of Health and Human Sciences School of Education