• Design a research project from the design to data collection;
• Critically assess the process of sampling for reliability;
• Interpret results, describe trends, compare groups or report relationships among variables to sustain action research;
• Develop a questionnaire for a research study following all questionnaire construction steps;
• Adopt relevant techniques for the systematic analysis and interpretation of educational qualitative data.

• Describe the difference between the research problem/question, hypothesis and null hypothesis;
• Explain the difference between correlational and participatory research;
• Explain the importance of piloting a study;
• Discuss implications and study limitations.

• Devise interviews and questrionnaires;
• Systematically analyse qualitative and quantitative data, and interpret results;
• Organise the research project with consideration given to managing time, resources, reading material, ideas and concepts for best results when conducting research;
• Report main findings.

This module will be assessed through: Assignment.

Core Reading List

1. Breakwell, G.M., Wright, D.B., and Barnett, J. (2021). Research Methods in Psychology. (5^th Edition). UK: Sage Publications Ltd.
2. Coolican, H. (2014). Research methods and statistics in psychology. Psychology Press.
3. Corno, L. and Anderman, E.M. (2015). Handbook of Educational Psychology (3^rd) : Routledge.
4. Howitt, D. and Cramer, D. (2020). Research Methods in Psychology. UK: Pearson Education Ltd.
5. Mertens, D. M. (2015). Research and evaluation in education and psychology: Integrating diversity with quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods (4^th). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
6. Millsap, R. E., & Maydeu-Olivares, A. (2009). The SAGE handbook of quantitative methods in psychology. SAGE Publications Ltd, https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9780857020994
7. Morling, B. (2014). Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information. (2^nd Edition). US: WW Norton and Co.
8. Rooney, B., & Evans, A. (2019). Methods in psychological research. SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/978150638495
9. Sanders, L.D. (2010). Discovering Research Methods in Psychology.BPS Blackwell
10. Schubotz, D. (2020). Participatory research. SAGE Publications Ltd, https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529799682
11. Willig, C., & Stainton-Rogers, W. (2008). The SAGE handbook of qualitative research in psychology. SAGE Publications Ltd, https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781848607927

Supplementary Reading List

1. Bogner, A., Littig, B. & Menz W., eds. (2009). Interviewing Experts. Palgrave Macmillan, UK
2. Gavin, H. (2008). Understanding research methods and statistics in psychology. SAGE Publications Ltd, https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446214565
3. McQueen, R. and Knussen C. (2013). Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology: A Practical Guide for the Undergraduate Reseacher. UK: Person Education Ltd.
4. Mills, A. J., Durepos, G., & Wiebe, E. (2010). Case study research in psychology. In Encyclopedia of case study research (pp. 115-117). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412957397.n40
5. Sternberg, R. (Ed.) (2020). My biggest research mistake: Adventures and misadventures in psychological research. SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781071802601
6. Tashakkori, A. & Teddie, C., (1998). Mixed Methodology – Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. SAGE, London
7. Wiland, E. (2012); Reasons; Continuum International Publishing Group, London.