Research Design and Methods of Education Policy

3 credits · Graduate School

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the practice of research and a survey of various research designs used in the study of education policy. The course develops understandings of the principles, processes and techniques used in educational research. The course is based on the premise that final published research develops and evolves through an iterative process. This research process requires decisions and judgements and careful consideration of alternatives. The goal for this course is for students to learn the formal principles of research design and to begin to understand how to conduct research by identifying and evaluating advantages and disadvantages and trade-offs of various research designs and data collection strategies. Ph.D. students only. [3]