Research Methods Day 1

Puzzle pieces

RM Day 1 Materials:

Link to Moodle (Dissertation materials)

Dissertation Timeline

Introduction to the Dissertation

Documentary Evidence

Courtney & Gunter (2015)

Hammersley-Fletcher (2015)

Murphy & Torre (2015)

Activity 1 - Reflections

Activity 2 - Evaluating Methodology

Activity 2 - Support Sheet

Activity 3 - Ethics and Bias

Activity 4 - How to Pick a Good Topic

Ground Rules (Denscombe)

Bibliography for Research Methods

Pre-readings:

Warwick:

Stevenson, H. P. (2007) A case study in leading schools for social justice: when morals and markets collide, Journal of Educational Administration, 45 (6): 769-781.

Durham:

Marginson, S. (2016) The worldwide trend to high participation higher education: dynamics of social stratification in inclusive systems, Higher Education, 72 (4): 413-434.

Boliver, V & Wakeling, P.B.J. (2017) Social mobility and higher education. In: Shin, J. C. & Teixeira, P. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Dordrecht: Springer (1-6).

Guest Lectures:

Hancock (Durham)