This course is designed to provide pre-service teachers with insights into the relationship between good teaching and research. Students will recognise the importance of researching their own teaching and become familiar with popular ways of conducting research in education. This course introduces students to epistemology and research methodologies that are common within education. Students are supported to frame their own research projects through academic literature and a range of activities related to research design, choice of methods, analysis of data and ethics. Through this course pre-service teachers will understand: how research is constituted and what distinguishes it from other forms of knowledge; the relationship between research, the practices of teaching and learning and education more broadly; the importance of developing a teacher as researcher identity; various methods of researching commonly used within education settings including schools and classrooms; different ways of researching within the students specific frames of reference; how to focus an inquiry that draws on learning from the program, including school-based practice; how to evaluate research as ethical; and to refine proposed research through peer review and reflection.
For further information regarding the course please refer to the Course Outline found at the following link (PDF, 179kB).
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a student contribution band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2024 contribution amount* -
$1,111
2024 contribution amount - continuing student who commenced before 1 Jan 2021* -
$1,111
* for Clinical Psychology (Clin Psych) & Professional Pathways (Prof Path) bands the contribution amount is determined by accredited course. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should visit our CSP page for further information.
Note: The Job-ready Graduates Package introduced new funding clusters and contribution amounts from the 2021 academic year. If you are a continuing student who commenced before 1 January 2021 studying units in disciplines with increased contribution amounts, you will continue paying the same amount (indexed each year) as you would have. For further information visit the Australia Government's Study Assist website.
These places are offered for postgraduate studies or to CSP ineligible students and tuition fees are not subsidised by the Australian Government. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
It is important to check unit delivery details including location and census date, prior to making decisions about enrolment. Detailed semester and census date information can be found on the Important Dates page.