Research Methods in Education

COURSE OUTLINE

The aim of the course is to help students to understand and apply the basic methodological approaches in the design and conduct of research in the field of education, especially in Special Education and New Technologies. In addition, the course focuses on the research process of collecting quantitative and qualitative data and the statistical analysis and interpretation of research design results.

Specifically, students after successful completion of the course will have acquired basic and sufficient knowledge about

• the importance and applications of educational research.
• the main types of surveys and the stages of their conduct.
• the use of various techniques for collecting quantitative and qualitative data.
• the basic strategies for analysing quantitative and qualitative data.
• the effective design of research studies, learning how to formulate research questions, select appropriate methodologies (experiments, surveys, interviews, etc.) and develop robust research designs that ensure the validity and reliability of educational research.
• a thorough review of the scientific literature in various databases to allow in-depth knowledge on a specific topic.
• the monitoring of international developments in Special Education and New Technologies.
• the critical study of research articles presenting analyses of quantitative and qualitative data in the field of Special Education and New Technologies