Spring 2027

Engaging with Education Research

Introduction to engaging with education research, focusing on paradigms and methods for consuming and conducting studies.

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Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe several approaches to educational research and identify them in research articles

  • Review the literature in education and develop research questions

  • Critically evaluate the quality of a research article and identify the limitations of a study

  • Identify issues related to research ethics

  • Prepare a literature review using APA citation and format style

  • Connect research literature to issues of policy and practice

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Declared in Educational Psychology: Professional Educator (MSPE), MS

  • Declared in Educational Psychology: Professional Educator (MSPE), MS
EDPSYCH 752

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  • Declared in Educational Psychology: Professional Educator (MSPE), MS

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An introduction to issues in consuming and conducting education research. Focus on research paradigms and methods frequently used in education research.

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Topics

  • Research paradigms and methods in education
  • Research ethics
  • Education policy and practice

Skills

  • Identify educational research approaches in articles
  • Develop research questions from literature reviews
  • Evaluate research article quality and limitations
  • Identify research ethics issues
  • Prepare literature reviews in APA style
  • Connect research literature to policy and practice

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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