Research Methodology in Education

By Prof. (Dr.) Shefali Pandya | University of Mumbai

Learners enrolled: 1203

This course is designed to prepare post-graduate students in the subject of Education to design their own research and conduct it independently as also to be able to critically evaluate published researches in the field. Students will have a comprehensive overview of research methodology which describes the various stages of quantitative studies, from writing a research proposal, developing tools of research, collecting the data, analysing data to reporting the results. The process includes finding resources, reviewing relevant up‐to‐date literatures, making appropriate bibliographic citations, collecting data and its analysis using appropriate frameworks. Students will carry out original research as the basis for a masters’ thesis, dissertation proposal, or research publication. Much of the course will be devoted to learning practical writing techniques needed to write different parts of a research paper, such as introduction, data analysis, result and discussion, conclusion and the abstract of the complete paper.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Teacher Education
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Postgraduate
Start Date :	14 Jul 2025
End Date :	31 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends :	31 Aug 2025
Exam Date :
NCrF Level	6.5
Industry Details :	Education and Research Sector

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Course layout

Week 01: Introduction to Educational Research

Week 02: Paradigm to Research and Approaches to Research

Week 03: Development of Research Proposal

Week 04: Descriptive Research and Types

Week 05: Experimental Research and Types

Week 06: Historical Research

Week 07: Qualitative research methods

Week 08: Sampling techniques

Week 09: Tools and techniques of data collection

Week 10: Quantitative Data Analysis Techniques – Part 1

Week 11: Quantitative Data Analysis Techniques – Part 2

Week 12: Quantitative Data Analysis Techniques – Part 3

Week 13: Qualitative Data Analysis Techniques – Part 4

Week 14: Writing Research Report

Week 15: Evaluating Research Report

Books and references

- Best, J. and Kahn, J. Research in Education (9 ed), New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd.2006

- Brown, J. D. (1988). Understanding research in second language learning: A teachers guide to statistics and research design. New York: Cambridge University Press.

- Cohen, L., Manion, L., Morrison, K., & Morrison, K. R. B. (2011). Research methods in education (7th ed.). Routledge.

- Corbin, J., & Strauss, A. (2008). Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications.

- Creswell, J. (2003). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. SAGE Publications.

- Creswell, J. W. (2007). Qualitative Inquiry & Research design: Choosing Among Five Approaches.

- Creswell, J.W., & Creswell, J.D. (2018). Mixed methods procedures. In, Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (5th ed., pp. 213-246). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.

- Crotty, M. (1998). The foundations of social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process. SAGE.

- Flick, U. (2017). An introduction to qualitative research (5th ed.). SAGE.

- Gall, M. D., Borg, W. R., Gall, J. P. (2003). Educational research: An introduction. (7th Edition). White Plains, New York: Longman

- Hinkel, E. (2004). Teaching Academic ESL Writing: Practical Techniques in Vocabulary and Grammar. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

- Husserl, E. (2008). Introduction to logic and theory of knowledge: Lectures 1906/07. Springer Science & Business Media.

- Johnson, R. & Christensen, Larry. (2014). Educational Research Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches Fifth Edition.

- Lichtman, M. (2010). Qualitative research in education: A User’s Guide. SAGE.

- Mackey, A., & Gass, S. M. (2005). Second language research: Methodology and design. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum

- Swales, J. M. & Feak, C. B. (2004). Academic Writing for Graduate Students, Second Edition: Essential Tasks and Skills. The University of Michigan Press.

- Turabian, K. Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. (7th ed.) Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2007.

- Van Manen, M. (2016). Researching Lived Experience: Human Science for an Action Sensitive Pedagogy (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Instructor bio

Prof. (Dr.) Shefali Pandya

University of Mumbai

• Retd. Professor in the Senior Grade and worked in the Department of Education, University of Mumbai

• Teacher educator since 1990 having worked in the University PG department in the SNDT Women’s University followed by the University of Mumbai

• Taught at the M.Ed., M.Phil and PhD levels

• Teaching Research Methodology since 1994 at M.Ed and MPhil levels

• Successfully guided 44 PhD students, written 18 books and about 140 papers in journals and conference proceedings

• Conducted 3 refresher courses in Education. I have visited 8 countries and presented papers, given 1 invited lecture and participated in discussion forum at international levels

• Organized 14 seminars, workshops and conferences. I have been a peer reviewer in several journals and conferences

• Conducted 2 Major Research Projects funded by UGC

Course certificate

Dear Students,

Please take note of the following eligibility criteria if you are pursuing this course for certification or credit transfer:

For SWAYAM Exam (conducted by NTA): A minimum of 40% Marks in Internal Assessments is required to be eligible for the SWAYAM Certificate. The Best/Top five scores from the weekly assignments will be considered while calculating your final internal assessment marks.

For University-Conducted Exam: You must complete at least 75% of the Internal Assessments to qualify for the university’s end-term examination.

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