Education 724.01-.17: Research Methods for
Secondary Education
Topic Outline
Nature of Educational Research
Curriculum Research
Curriculum development and evaluation
Critical curriculum theory and research
Interpretive-Qualitative Research
Experimental-Quantitative Research
Selection of a Researchable Topic
Library and Bibliographic Research
Locating relevant sources: CUNY+, ERIC, Databases, Internet
Evaluating relevant sources
Critical review and synthesis
Curriculum Development and Documentation
The Curriculum Development Process
Documenting a Curriculum
Evaluating a Curriculum
Interpretive Research: Data Production
History of Qualitative-Interpretive Research
Ethnographic methods; historical methods
Interview and survey protocols
Ethical issues
Attitude inventories
Documents and Media as data
Interpretive Research: Data Analysis
Quantitative descriptions
Content analysis and presentation
Likert scale analysis
Discourse analysis, semiotic methods
Experimental Research and Statistical Analysis
History of Scientific Experimental Research
Scientific methods; natural and applied disciplines
Social science methods and Education research
Experimental design and causal explanation
Collecting quantitative data; measures
Descriptive statistical analysis
Inferential statistical analysis
The Logic of Statistical Significance
Critical Curriculum Research
Writing Research Reports
The Genre of the Research Paper: Reading and Writing
Critical Perspectives on the Research Process
Alternative Approaches to Research: The Postmodern Experiment
Research and Program Evaluation in Education
Policy Research