Overview
Develops students’ skills as critically reflective and researching practitioners. Students propose, conduct, and present research into their developing professional practice; reflecting on their personal and professional philosophy of teaching.
About this paper
| Paper title | Evidence-based Inquiry |
|---|---|
| Subject | Education |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | 1st Non standard period (13 July 2026 - 11 December 2026) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $2,498.25 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Pre or Corequisite
- EDUC 473 or EDUC 475 or EDUC 478
- Limited to
- MTchgLn
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Paper Co-ordinator:
Teaching Staff:
- Paper Structure
All students will engage with content on research into professional practice by:
- Developing a researchable question to inform professional practice
- Locating your research in the literature
- Considering the ethics for practitioner research
- Collecting data and undertaking data analysis
- Writing ethically and reflexively within their reporting
Students will also engage with content specific to practitioner research in their sector (Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary).
- Textbooks
Set text: Mutch, C. (2013). Doing educational research: A practitioner's guide to getting started (2nd ed.). NZCER Press.
Readings will be available through e-Reserve. Students will also be expect to source their own literature beyond the assigned readings.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
By the end of this paper students will be able to:
- Identify a problem/curiosity of professional practice
- Develop a reserachable question
- Systematically collect and analyse evidence
- Communicate the findings from their investigation
Overview
Develops students’ skills as critically reflective and researching practitioners. Students propose, conduct, and present research into their developing professional practice; reflecting on their personal and professional philosophy of teaching.
About this paper
| Paper title | Evidence-based Inquiry |
|---|---|
| Subject | Education |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | 1st Non standard period (10 July 2027 - 15 December 2027) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Pre or Corequisite
- EDUC 473 or EDUC 475 or EDUC 478
- Limited to
- MTchgLn
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Paper Co-ordinator: Professor Susan Sandretto
Teaching Staff: Shannon McNatty, Dr Keryn Pratt and Dr Jane Tilson
- Paper Structure
All students will engage with content on research into professional practice by:
- Developing a researchable question to inform professional practice.
- Locating your research in the literature.
- Considering the ethics for practitioner research.
- Collecting data and undertaking data analysis.
- Writing ethically and reflexively within their reporting.
Students will also engage with content specific to practitioner research in their sector (Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary).
- Textbooks
Required: Mutch, C. (2013). Doing educational research: A practitioner's guide to getting started (2nd ed.). NZCER Press.
Readings will be available through eReserve. Students will also be expected to source their own literature beyond the assigned readings.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
By the end of this paper students will be able to:
- Identify a problem/curiosity of professional practice.
- Develop a researchable question.
- Systematically collect and analyse evidence.
- Communicate the findings from their investigation.