Education Research that Matters: Doing Research in Your Learning Community

Posted 4 years 2 months ago by University of Birmingham

Study Method : Online
Duration : 4 weeks
Subject : Study Skills
Overview
Build the tools and knowledge to perform your own education research and establish yourself as a teacher-researcher.
Course Description

Learn how to analyse research data and communicate your research findings

Many teachers want to learn new knowledge and methods to improve their teaching, but it can be hard for someone outside of research communities to perform research of their own.

On this course, you will learn how to do your own education research and build supported communities of education research practice.

You will explore research design and learn about tools to help you do research focused on a series of common teaching challenges.

You’ll be supported in your research by expert university researchers who will help you find, analyse, and communicate your data.

This course is designed for school teachers and educators in non-school settings who’d like to learn how to undertake and use educational research.

Requirements

This course is designed for school teachers and educators in non-school settings who’d like to learn how to undertake and use educational research.

Career Path
  • Explain the importance of developing a research culture in schools and classrooms
  • Design a research project using the right data collection and analysis techniques for your needs
  • Identify the best ways of communicating your research findings for the right audiences
  • Develop an effective research question focused on an element of your practice