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Course: Methods of Pedagogic Research

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Course title Methods of Pedagogic Research
Course code KPD/MPDV
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Suda Stanislav, doc. MgA. Ph.D.
  • Bauman Petr, PaedDr. Ph.D.
  • Lapka Miloslav, prof. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
The course covers the following thematic areas: <b>Introduction to educational research</b> <ol><li>From the researcher's interest to the scope of research and research design</li><li>The fundamentals of philosophy and methodology of science: objectivity, rationality, empirical knowledge; natural sciences, social sciences, humanities; theory and research; knowledge, facts and interpretations; hypotheses and theories; the logic of verification and falsification; research ethics</li><li>Educational and pedagogical research: the paradigms of educational sciences and pedagogy, orientation towards objective educational reality, orientation towards pedagogical phenomena</li><li>Information resources: scientific papers and popular texts, journals and magazines; journals relevnt for research in educational sciences/pedagogy; digital gateways and online databases (JIB, EBSCO, ProQuest etc.)</li><li>Types of research and research problems: quantitative and qualitative, mixed-methods research; descriptive, relational and causal; action research</li><li>Procedures and principles of theoretical research, the relations between theoretical and empirical research; review papers</li></ol><b>Quantitative research</b> <ol><li>On the circumstances affecting the results of social research</li><li>Basic steps associated with the preparation of social research</li><li>Samples and their role in social research: problem of representativeness, random selection, quota selection, statistical variation of sets</li><li>On the techniques associated with social research</li><li>Techniques associated with questioning</li><li>Preparation of questionnaire, record sheet and formulation of questions</li><li>Methods of objective investigation</li><li>li>Characteristics of other quantitative methods</li><li>Data preparation, data processing, analysis and presentation</li></ol><b>Qualitative research</b> <ol><li>Philosophical background of qualitative research</li><li>The researcher's personality and the phenomenon of interest in pedagogical research</li><li>From research interest to research methods: the quest for adequate qualitative methodology</li><li>Types of qualitative research: biography (life story research), ethnography, case study, grounded theory; the "trap" of methodological applications in qualitative research</li><li>Data collection methods in qualitative research (interview, observation)</li><li> Data; the problem of coding and categorization; the "trap" of qualitative data quantification</li><li>Qualitative data analysis, qualitative analysis of texts</li><li>Validity in qualitative research</li><li>Writing a qualitative research paper (research report, analytical story)</ol>

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Written action (comprehensive tests, clauses), Individual preparation for exam, Individual tutoring, Blended learning
Learning outcomes
Course aimed at providing students with understanding the methodology of educational research, understanding research findings and carrying out their own research for diploma thesis.
The course graduate:<ul><li>better understands various approaches to pedagogical and social research, including the investigation of the phenomenon of leisure education from the humanities perspective, understands the methodological implications of various concepts of educational sciences and pedagogy;</li><li>has deeper knowledge of pedagogical practices in various leisure contexts using the methodology of research;</li><li>understands the findings of quantitative and qualitative research in the fields of educational sciences and pedagogy;</li><li>has acquired the fundamental dispositions for reflecting pedagogical practices when carrying out theit diploma thesis research.</li></ul>
Prerequisites
None, besides general BA level of knowledge and skills in the field of education.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Student performance assessment, Interview, Interim evaluation

<ul><li>Active participation in the class and completing relevant study tasks according to the instructions.</li><li>Completing a credit task (see the comment below).</li><li>Passing an exam.</li></ul><b>Comment:</b> Students choose a research topic from the field of leisure education: they formulate a research question and outline a research design. The task helps students clarify their research interest and gradually acquire a methodological way of reasoning. The result may be an actual diploma thesis project; however, the aim is not to elaborate a research project but to understand the related methodological principles within this "path" leading to the diploma thesis proposal. Getting a credit for completing this task is a prerequisite for the final exam. !!! Attention, for this subject, it is stipulated in the study program Leisure time pedagogy that it must be taken in the 1st year of WS. If the student does not complete this subject in the 1st year of WS, according to the Study and Examination Regulations of the JU, his studies will be terminated (see SZŘ JU article 24 paragraph 1 and article 31 paragraph 1 letter a).
Recommended literature
  • Corbin, Juliet M.; Strauss, Anselm L. Basics of qualitative research : techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory. Fourth edition. Los Angeles ; London ; New Delhi ; Singapore ; Washington DC ; Boston : SAGE, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4129-9746-1.
  • Černý, J. Fotbal je hra. Pokus o fenomenologii hry.. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1968.
  • Disman, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost, 4. vyd.. Praha: Karolinum, 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-1966-8.
  • Fajkus, Břetislav. Filosofie a metodologie vědy : vývoj, současnost a perspektivy. Vydání 1. Praha : Academia, 2005. ISBN 80-200-1304-0.
  • Ferjenčík, Ján. Úvod do metodologie psychologického výzkumu : jak zkoumat lidskou duši. Vyd. 2. Praha : Portál, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7367-815-9.
  • Flick, Uwe. Qualitative Forschung : Theorie, Methoden, Anwendung in Psychologie und Sozialwissenschaften. 5. Aufl. Reinbek bei Hamburg : Rowohlt, 2000. ISBN 3-499-55546-8.
  • Gavora, Peter; Jůva, Vladimír,; Hlavatá, Vendula. Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu. 2., rozš. české vyd. Brno : Paido, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7315-185-0.
  • Hendl, Jan. Kvalitativní výzkum : základní metody a aplikace. Vydání první. Praha : Portál, 2005. ISBN 80-7367-040-2.
  • Hendl, Jan. Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat : analýza a metaanalýza dat. 2. oprav. vyd. Praha : Portál, 2006. ISBN 80-7367-123-9.
  • Chráska, Miroslav. Metody pedagogického výzkumu : základy kvantitativního výzkumu. 2., aktualizované vydání. Praha : Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5326-3.
  • Kerlinger, Fred N.; Smékal, Vladimír,; Klobouková, Eliška; Koláříková, Ludmila,; Kučera, Milan,; Míček, Libor,; Osecký, Pavel,; Provazník, A.; Sedláková, Miluše,; Schürer, Miroslav,; Švancara, Josef. Základy výzkumu chování : pedagogický a psychologický výzkum. Vydání I. Praha : Academia, nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1972.
  • Maňák, Josef,; Švec, Vlastimil. Cesty pedagogického výzkumu. Brno : Paido, 2004. ISBN 80-7315-078-6.
  • Miovský, Michal. Kvalitativní přístup a metody v psychologickém výzkumu. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2006. ISBN 80-247-1362-4.
  • Slavíková, Eva; Vyskočilová, Eva,; Zichová, Barka. Psychosomatický základ veřejného vystupování : jeho studium a výzkum : sborník z konference 14. a 15. 10. 1999. Vyd. 1. Praha : Katedra autorské tvorby a pedagogiky DAMU, 2000. ISBN 80-85883-50-3.
  • Švaříček, R.; Šeďová, K. a kol. Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách. Praha: Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-313-0.
  • Švec, Štefan. Metodologie věd o výchově : kvantitativně-scientické a kvalitativně-humanitní přístupy v edukačním výzkumu. České rozš. vyd. Brno : Paido, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7315-192-8.
  • Tobin, Kenneth; Kincheloe, Joe L. Doing educational research : [a handbook]. Rotterdam : Sense Publishers, 2006. ISBN 90-77874-48-8.
  • Van Manen, Max. Pedagogical tact : knowing what to do when you don't know what to do. First published. London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis group, 2015. ISBN 978-1-62958-275-7.
  • Van Manen, Max. Phenomenology of practice : meaning-giving methods in phenomenological research and writing. London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis group, 2016. ISBN 978-1-61132-943-8.
  • Van Manen, Max. Researching lived experience : human science for an action sensitive pedagogy. Second edition. London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor&Francis Group, 2016. ISBN 978-1-62958-416-4.


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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 19.04.2024 23:50. Data created for academic year 2023/2024