ELE605 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
| Course Code: | 4100605 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Elementary Education |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course you are expected to:
- Learn the theoretical foundations of qualitative inquiry and review its ontological, epistemological, axiological, and methodological stances.
- Learn the similarities and differences of varied traditions of qualitative inquiry, for example, narrative, ethnography, phenomenology, grounded theory and case study.
- Learn about the different approaches to qualitative inquiry, for example, feminist epistemologies, queer theory, neocolonization, post-structuralist, and post-modernist views.
- Design, conduct, and report a pilot qualitative inquiry of your choice.
- Analyze the research methodologists’ perspectives on qualitative research.
- Synthesize the methods and approaches presented in the course readings and in the literature.
Course Content
This course aims to introduce qualitative research methods and trends widely used in research concerning elementary science, elementary mathematics, and early childhood education. Special attention to the growing literature about the use of qualitative research methods in these areas is given. Students gain in-depth understanding of epistemological base of theories in qualitative research and they are encouraged to develop skills and proficiency in understanding of the research strategies such as observation, interview and document analysis and use of them in doctorial studies and further research activities.