Research Methodology in Education

Course Contents
Introduction to research: Research as a systematic inquiry; Concept of educational
research; Objectives of research; Types of research; Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed
methods in research; Ethics in Educational research
Identification of a research problem: selection and statement of the research problem;
identifying dependant and independent variables; research objectives, research questions,
and hypotheses
Review of related literature: identifying literature related to concepts and principles
involved in the study; identifying relevant research reports and other literature related to
the problem under investigation; identifying different research methods adopted by
researchers in finding solutions to relevant problems
Research Design: need for a research design; features of a research design; various
research designs; constructing a research design for the study
Selection of the study population: identifying the population of the study; different types
of sampling techniques; selecting and defining the sample/population of the study
Data collection: primary data and secondary data; tools of data collection
Analysis and interpretation of data: recording and processing the data collected;
qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method approach in data analysis; interpretation of
the findings in terms of the objectives of the study
Research report: criteria for preparing a research report; structure of the research report;
presentation/evaluation of the research report.