Summary
The term methodology means the learning on method or theory of method.
The methodology of pedagogy represents a set of knowledge on approaches
to research into educational phenomena and processes, on the manners of
obtaining and evaluating knowledge which truly and as objectively as possible
reflect the permanently changing educational reality in the conditions of the
ever-changing society. The subject matter of the methodology of
pedagogy includes methods of scientific work used to discover phenomena,
relations and rules in education and to contribute to the development of new
theories.
Sources are important, which may comprise: opinions and experience of past
and present pedagogues (theoreticians and practitioners), opinions and
experience of parents, pupils and wider non-pedagogical public, historic and
current documents, results of education research and of scientific fields related
to education.
The approach to educational phenomena is important. We can take either a
quantitative or qualitative approach and use the corresponding methods. The
methods of quantitative research include: survey, questionnaire
(explorative methods), content analysis, observation, sociometry, experiment
and interview. The methods of qualitative research include the
ethnographic method, interview and case histories.
Application Tasks
Read about the course and results of research. Make a graphic illustration of
the text content and add a commentary focusing on the importance (benefits)
of what you have found out. What do the results show in general?
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Review Questions
Questions, suggestions, assignments and exercises
1. Characterise the basic sources of knowledge and give specific examples.
a) Make a difference between the following terms: technique – methods
– methodology (give examples from the field of pedagogy)
b) Characterise the basic techniques of quantitative research. Give a
brief characteristic and present your own example.
c) Characterise the basic techniques of qualitative research. Give a brief
characteristic and present your own example.
d) Compare both groups of techniques (quantitative vs qualitative), their
advantages and reserves.
e) Try to find an example of a descriptive, relational or causal solution of
a research problem in scientific literature (best in conference
proceedings).
f) Choose the appropriate tool (technique) of data collection (for your
potential bachelor’s or master’s thesis). Justify your choice.
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Výzkumné metody v pedagogice. Brno: Paido, 1996.
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Obecná pedagogika I.
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JANIŠ, K., KRAUS, B., VACEK, P.
Kapitoly ze základů pedagogiky. 5. vydání.
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