COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN HISTORY EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAT 6018 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN HISTORY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERDAL ASLAN

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach qualitative research methods within the field of history education and to help students develop the skills necessary to conduct academic research using these methods. It also aims to discuss how data collection, analysis, and reporting processes can be applied in the context of historical learning.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Explains the basic principles of qualitative research
2   2. Selects and uses appropriate qualitative methods in the context of history education
3   3. Applies qualitative data collection techniques
4   4. Analyzes and reports the collected data
5   5. Conducts qualitative research in accordance with ethical principles

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Qualitative Research and Basic Concepts
2 Research Methods in History Education: An Overview
3 Designs and Methodological Approaches in Qualitative Research
4 Interview Method and Implementation Principles
5 Focus Group Interviews and Examples in History Education
6 Observation Method: Direct and Participant Observation
7 Midterm Exam
8 Document Analysis and the Use of Historical Documents
9 Qualitative Data Analysis: Coding and Theming
10 Qualitative Assessment of Historical Learning
11 Research Ethics and Trustworthiness
12 Designing a Qualitative Study
13 Data Collection Applications: Practical Work
14 Data Analysis Practice and Report Writing
15 Student Presentations and Evaluation
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Merriam, S. B., & Tisdell, E. J. (2015). Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation. Jossey-Bass.
Creswell, J. W. (2013). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches. SAGE.
Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (Eds.). (2018). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research. SAGE.
Seixas, P., & Morton, T. (2013). The Big Six Historical Thinking Concepts. Nelson Education.
Given, L. M. (Ed.). (2008). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. SAGE Publications.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 2 30 60
Preparation for final exam 2 30 60
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4
LO.15555
LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.45555
LO.55555

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