Research Methodologies in Adult Education

Code:

EFA02

Acronym:

MIEFA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Research Methodologies / Intervention in Education

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Education Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Adult Education and Training

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEFA	11	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	6	65	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The curricular unit aims:

- develop  knowledge and competences of various intervention and research methods in the field of adult education,
- enable the capacities for the development, design and evaluation of adult education research and intervention projects in context.

Learning outcomes and competences

The curricular unit aims to promote:

- knowledge and competences of various intervention and research methods in the field of adult education,

- knowledge of the epistemological foundations of research;

- understanding of the relevance of relationship, collaboration and participation as central elements of research- and intervention-in-context;

- the critical and reflexive analysis of research and intervention projects in the field of adult education,

- the development, design and evaluation of adult education research and intervention projects in context.

Working method

Presencial

Program

. What is research? Epistemological foundations of research in adult education;

. Relationship, collaboration and participation as ingredients of the making of research- and intervention-in-context;

. The process of designing research and intervention projects in adult education;

. Educational research (interviews, focus groups, document analysis, thematic analysis, …) and intervention (community profiling, consultation, community development, …);

. Scientific writing.

. Research and intervention in contexto: an experience in and adult education institutions. 

Mandatory literature

Creswell John W.; Research design. ISBN: 0-7619-2442-6
Flick Uwe 340; A companion to qualitative research. ISBN: 978-0-7619-7375-1
Menezes Isabel; Intervenção comunitária. ISBN: 978-972-8082-90-1
Bruyne Paul de; Dinâmica da pesquisa em ciências sociais
Ketele Jean-Marie De; Metodologia da recolha de dados. ISBN: 972-771-074-3
Silva Augusto Santos 570; Metodologia das ciências sociais

Teaching methods and learning activities

Exposition, Debate, Group Work, Tutorial guidance, Group Work, Field Work

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	15,00
Prova oral	20,00
Trabalho de campo	25,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Quality of field work, presentation and final report.