Qualifi Level 7 Diploma in Educational Management and Leadership
Unit EDML708 Assignment Brief
| Qualification | Qualifi Level 7 Diploma in Educational Management and Leadership |
| Unit Reference Code | D/650/6688 |
| Unit Name | Research Methods for Childhood, Education and Family Support |
| Unit | EDML708 |
| RQF level | 7 |
Aim
The aim of this unit is to help learners identify and develop a focus on research and approaches to the analysis of data such as phenomenological and hermeneutic approaches and descriptive statistics. In addition to this, learners will be able to formulate and justify an approach for pursuing enquiries that takes account of different epistemological and methodological traditions of research.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
| Learning Outcomes: To achieve this unit a learner must:
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Assessment Criteria: Assessment of these outcomes demonstrates a learner can: |
| 1. Be able to situate a planned research approach in relation to a field of enquiry in an educational context.
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1.1 Carry out a research literature review in accordance with best practice.
1.2 Reference frameworks and sources in accordance with best practice. 1.3 Evaluate the advantages and limitations of quantitative and qualitative data in an educational context. |
| 2. Be able to formulate a research approach for undertaking a piece of social research in an educational context.
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2.1 Evaluate mixed methods and approaches to the analysis of data including phenomenological and hermeneutic approaches.
2.2 Evaluate methodological, ethical and practical issues involved in addressing a piece of research. 2.3 Justify the rationale for adopting a chosen research approach. |
| 3. Be able to carry out a piece of social research in an educational context.
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3.1 Gain ethical approval to the research in accordance with organizational standards and procedures.
3.2 Evaluate the advantages and limitations of |
| different research methods.
3.3 Carry out the research within the agreed timescale and budget in accordance with the research plan. 3.4 Present the research findings in accordance with organizational standards and procedures. |
Suggested Reading
- Bell J and Waters S (2014) Doing your research project, 6 th edition, Maidenhead: McGraw Hill Education
- Fulford, A., and Hodgson, N., (2016), Philosophy and Theory in Educational Research: Writing in the Margin, Abingdon: Routledge.
- Mukherji, P., and Albon, D. (2015) Research Methods in Early Childhood, second edition, London: Sage.
- Newby, P., (2014), Research Methods for Education, second edition, Harlow: Pearson.
- O’Reilley, M., and Parker, N. (2014) Mental Health Research with Children and Adolescents: A Guide to Qualitative Methods, London: Sage.
- Punch, K., and Oancea, A. (2014) Introduction to Research Methods in Education, London: Sage.
- Sargeant, J. and Harcourt, D. (2012) Doing ethical research with children [electronic resource]. Open University Press.
- Thomas, G. (2013) How to Do Your Research Project: A Guide for Students in Education and Applied Social Sciences, second edition, London: Sage.
- Thomas, G., (2013), How to Do Your Research Project: A Guide for Students in Education and Applied Social Sciences, second edition, London: Sage.
- Workman B and Nottingham P (2015) Work based projects, in Helyer R (2015) The Work Based Learning Student Handbook, 2nd edition, pp 253- 277, London: Palgrave
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