Course Description
Research methodology, critiques of art education research and proposed research projects.
Athena Title
RSCH SEMN ART EDU
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The course will investigate how the discipline of visual art creates a lens for the conduct of qualitative inquiry in education. Arts-based methodologies will be compared with other approaches to qualitative research. The perceived dichotomy between quantitative and qualitative methods will be examined. Students will engage in small pilot research projects and present this research at the end of the course. Although students may choose a variety of research methods as a primary means of gathering data, it is assumed that qualitative skills in interviewing are useful even if employed as secondary data gathering methods. Consequently, skills in interviewing, transcribing, and coding will also be addressed.
Topical Outline
The course is taught in a seminar format. Students will read, discuss, and write broadly across educational research theory. Through class presentations and peer discussion, students will develop their own research topics, selection of research methods, and skills in connecting theory to the conduct of research.
Syllabus
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