460-217 School-Related Project

Note

Only available to students enrolled in 460-204 Internship C

Credit Points

Prerequisites

School Experience & Practice Teaching 2T

Corequisites

460-204 Internship C

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Study of selected examples of education research illustrating differing research methodologies. An introduction to use of the research literature and to the literature on differing approaches to research in education. With this background and in conjunction with school and University staff, the student will develop a proposal for a small-scale project. Following approval of the proposal, the student will complete a review of relevant literature, conduct the investigation and report the results in both a scholarly report and also in an appropriate form for users of the project findings.

Assessment

A 5000 word project including a literature review.

Prescribed Texts

Selected research papers from current journals. Texts applicable to the focus of the project and the investigative methods used.