Course Content

Topics to covered under this course include philosophy of social science, qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research; research design, theory building (deductive vs., inductive theory), empirical research and epistemological considerations research process and academic writing skills; literature research and library use; quantitative techniques: research design, organizing, gathering and analysing quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodology data. 

Expected learning outcomes

The student will be able to:

*Demonstrate understanding of the fundamentals of qualitative and quantitative research, and use the knowledge to conduct research

*Apply the elements of a “good” qualitative and quantitative  to improve organizational practice 

*Apply the knowledge of validity, reliabilityand  ethical issues in educational leadership governance research

*Collect good data, analyse and interpret the data to write a good research report.

Mode of Delivery

Lectures online or in person, case studies, video presentations, group discussions and students’ research and presentations

Reading List

Frost, J. (2020). Introduction to Statistics: An Intuitive Guide for Analyzing Data and 

            Unlocking Discoveries. McGraw-Hill.

Kusi .H. (2012). Doing Qualitative Research, a guide for researchers. Emmpong Press.

Johnson, R.B. & Christensen, L.B. (2013). Educational research: Quantitative,

qualitative, and mixed approaches. New York, NY: Sage.

Cohen, L., Manion, L. & Morrison, K. (2011). Research methods in education (7th Ed.).

London: Routledge.

Robson, C. (2011). Real world research (3^rd Ed.). New York, NY: Wiley.

Loraine B., Christina H. & Malcolm T (2006) How to Research. McGraw-Hill Education,

            England.

Wellington, J. (2000). Educational research: Contemporary issues and practical

approaches. London: Bloomsbury Academic