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Research Methodologies in Education II

Code 16544
Year 1
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 15
Workload TP(30H)
Scientific area Educação
Entry requirements N/A
Learning outcomes With this UC it is intended that students continue the development of knowledge and skills in the field of research in Education, deepening in particular the various designs included in the naturalistic plans, as well as the main techniques of data collection and data processing applicable in research in Education.


At the end of this UC, the student must be able to:
- Identify what a naturalistic plan consists of;
- Distinguish the various types of existing designs (included in the naturalistic plans);
- Apply the main data collection techniques used in educational research;
-Analyze and interpret qualitative and quantitative data.
Syllabus 1. Naturalistic plans
1.1. Case study;
1.2. Action research
1.3. Ethnographic studies
1.4. Other naturalistic research plans
2.Data collection techniques and tools
2.1. Interviews
2.2. Observation and Focus Group
2.3. Document analysis
2.4. Questionnaires
3. Data analysis
3.1. Analysis of qualitative data
3.2. Analysis of quantitative data
Main Bibliography investigação qualitativa em educação. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.
Martins, C. (2011). Manual de análise de dados quantitativos com recurso ao IBM SPSS: Saber decidir, fazer, interpretar e redigir. Psiquilíbrios.
Wyse, D. , Selwyn, N. , Smith, E. & Suter, L. (Eds) (2016). The Bera/Sage handbook of educational research. Sage.
Vieira, C. (Ed.) (2022). Temas, contextos e desafios da investigação qualitativa em educação. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria The approach to the contents will be made through brief expositions by the teachers, interspersed with dialogue and questioning, followed by exploration of texts and reports of practical investigations by the students. The evaluation will be done continuously through a portfolio that will integrate the forms proposed by the teachers throughout the semester and that will focus on the three blocks of content.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2024-01-26

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