ESS 43641 - Seminar: Literacy in the Inner City

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Education

Description:

For students minoring in education, schooling, and society, this course is designed as an advanced introduction to conducting research in the area of literacy. In designing this course as an "advanced" introduction, it was assumed that those enrolled in the course have developed a research project for at least one other course. In turn, students are expected to either build on a previous study or develop a new project for this class. As students work on their own research, they will read a number of different studies that will enable them to examine a wide range of research methods: life histories, linguistic analyses, ethnographic studies of both home and school, case studies, and the like. The class will address the following in analyzing the research design of a given piece of research: What questions motivate the study? Are these questions that relate to educational policy? to teaching? to developing theory? What is the theoretical frame out of which these questions develop? What's at stake in asking these questions? What are the most effective methods for answering these questions? What are the strengths and weaknesses of different research methods? What are the consequences of what we find for those we study and for ourselves?

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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