Course content

This course will give an introduction to research methods in education covering quantitative research methods, qualitative research methods, and historical research methods. The course will be organized as lectures.

Learning outcome

The goal is to make students able to:
- evaluate research reports
- use research methods in their own research (the master thesis)

Learning methods and activities

8 hours weekly the first half of the semester (7 weeks). A 6 hour exam will be arranged where students are asked to answer one or several questions from one or several research methods (quantitative research methods, qualitative research methods and historical research methods).

Required previous knowledge

Either Bachelor Degree majoring in Education Studies (82,5 Credits) which includes exams in the following courses: PED 1000, PED 1001, PED 1002, PED 1003, PED 1004 (the obligatory courses in the Bachelor Degree), or completed the first three years of teacher training-/pre-school teacher training, or Bachelor Degree including 2 years of teacher training/pre-school teacher training, or Bachelor Degree and 1 year teacher training, or Bachelor Degree majoring in psychology, or equivalent education (for example Social Work, Social Education, Occupational Therapy, Nursing or 3-year Social Education and Child Welfare Work), in addition to 2 years’ relevant work experience.

Credit reductions