This award is made up of one module that will help you understand design and carry out research in the field of Education. It is suitable for anyone who is interested in researching any aspect of Education – whether you are a practitioner who is looking to apply research to practice or someone who is interested in researching Education from a more theoretical perspective.Course overviewThe Postgraduate Award in Research Methods in Education will provide you with knowledge and understanding of the theoretical and methodological issues involved in conceptualising and designing educational research.It includes general and specific aspects of research training including key dimensions of qualitative and quantitative research their applications understanding of relational aspects between them and appreciation of the politics and ethics of doing educational research. The module is designed to contextualise educational research in terms of its theoretical epistemological and methodological underpinnings for a broad cross section of students enabling you to understand different facets of educational research in an integrated and coherent fashion.