| Course title | Theory and methodology of science |
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| Course code | KPG/XTMEV |
| Organizational form of instruction | no contact |
| Level of course | Doctoral |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 7 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1) The concept of science, research from the point of view of positivism and neopositivism (Comte, Durkheim, Carnap), theory of falsification (Popper), paradigms in science (Kuhn), sociological turnover in the philosophy of science. 2) Formulation of a research problem, formulation of a research question, evaluation of the state of knowledge in an area ? survey study, professional sources (professional journals and resources, working with professional databases and questionnaires and test databases ? C.E.E.O.L., ERIC, PAO, PIO, ProQuest, PSYNDEXplus with Testfinder, Springer Link, Wiley Interscience). 3) Theoretical research: formulation of the research question, survey of resources and sources for the topic, reflecting and identifying problems and criteria, suggesting theoretic formulation of the answer and a hypothesis, connecting in the discourse relating to the problem, elaborating theoretic hypothesis, adopting or rejecting it, discussion on the impact of the theory. 4) History and current state of quantitative research in education, theoretical grounds and selection of quantitative methodology, advantages and disadvantages of quantitative methodology in relation to the research problem, hypotheses, selection of an adequate method of data collection, methods of proving hypotheses, material and statistical hypotheses in research. 5) Theoretical grounds and the selection of qualitative methodology, advantages and disadvantages of qualitative methodology in relation to the research problem, ethnographic, phenomenologic, narrative, dramaturgic approach, data analysis. Inductive analysis. Thematic analysis. Anchored theory, results of qualitative research and their presentation. 6) Mixed research design, its advantages and disadvantages. 7) Ethical principles of scientific, research and publishing work.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work, Demonstration |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basics of scientific work pointing to the theoretical background of the research problem, formulating research questions and design research project. The course also deals with the methods of working with data in both quantitative and qualitative research and ethics of scientific work.
The students will be able to: 1) analyze and evaluate Czech and foreign professional resources and the output of databases with the aim of theoretical and methodological anchoring of the topics of dissertations, 2) recognize and compare the assets of individual scientific concepts and models of research in education, 3) connect the theories with methodology and specific research methods in education, 4) determine the limits of application of the quantitative and qualitative approach in educational research, 5) suggest a design of theoretic, quantitative, qualitative or mixed research in education, 6) characterize the ethical principles in science and research |
| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral exam, Seminar Work
Preparation and defence of the methodological project of the dissertation. |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Education (DC24) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Education (DC24-X) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Education (DC20) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Pedagogy (DC17) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Pedagogy (DC18) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Education (DC21) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Education (DC19) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Education (DC19) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Education (DC24) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Education (DC23) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Education (DC20) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Education (DC22) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Education (DC24-X) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Education (DC23) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Education (DC21) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |