Introduction to Educational Fieldwork
- Online and asynchronous
- This course will require between 7-10 hours of work per week
- Workload Rating: Standard
Course Description
Students will explore the relationship between practice, literature, investigation, and the ethical responsibilities associated with pursuing deep understanding. This course will help students identify and frame problems of practice, pursue questions using meaningful approaches, conceptualize data, and mobilize new knowledge.
Learning Outcomes
The primary learning goals for PME 894 are to:
- Enhance learners’ interaction with education research
- Enhance learners’ capacity to scope out a practice-based field research design
- Enhance learners’ capacity to conduct analysis and disseminate research and evaluation
Assessments
Welcome to Research in the Field
(Post 5% & Peer Responses 5%)
Module 1 (10%)
Discussions
Online Peer Responses (2.5% each)
Modules 2-5 (10%)
Studying the Problem of Practice
- Defining the Problem of Practice (10%)
- Instrument Development (10%)
Module 2 (20%)
Development of Logic Model Post
Module 3 (15%)
Data Analysis Reflection
Module 4 (20%)
Fund My Study Poster
Closing Module (25%)
How does this course support learners outside K-12 teaching contexts?
Educational fieldwork principles and practices can be generalized and transferred to professional contexts outside K-12 education (e.g., higher education, medicine, business, government). The learning activities and assignments in this course are applicable across professional contexts, and students have opportunities to incorporate readings and resources that are relevant to their professional interests and contexts.
Each student’s professional practice and goals are unique. We highly encourage students to reach out to their course instructors at the start of the term to discuss the relevance and application of course learning and assignments to their own learning goals and context of practice.
PLEASE NOTE: PME 894 students do not conduct research with human subjects.
- PME 894 does not provide University ethical clearance to conduct research with human subjects. Course activities and assignments will provide opportunities to explore and apply foundational knowledge about educational fieldwork, culminating in a proposal for future study.