PHUV9360 Action Research: Epistemology, Methodology and Ethics in Action Research Projects Course description

The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Coursework 1: Coursework 1 consists of 4 problem sets the students may submit individually or in groups of up to four students:
  • Problem set 1 (due in January)
  • Problem set 2 (due in February)
  • Problem set 3 (due in March)
  • Problem set 4 (due in April)

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If one or more coursework requirements have not been approved, the student will be given one opportunity to submit a new or an improved version by the given deadline.

The exam in the course is a supervised exam of 4 hours.

The following aids are permitted:

• Calculator (see regulations for the use of calculators in the programme description)
• One dictionary (either first language-English/English-first language or English/English)

Grade scale A-F

The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.

At least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded for the papers assessed by two examiners form the basis for determining the level for all the exam papers.

Åshild Johnsen

ØAMET4000 or equivalent

The essay will be assessed by the course coordinator and a member of the academic staff involved in the PhD program. 

Target Group

The target group is PhD candidates / students who plan to conduct Action Research projects and want to learn more about epistemology, methodology and ethics related to their own work

Admission requirements

The admission requirement is a five-year master’s degree (three years + two years) or equivalent qualifications in teacher education, other pedagogical education, educational science, development studies, or other education on equivalent level in subjects relevant for teacher education.

In case of a large number of applicants, PhD-students enrolled in the PhD programme in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education will be prioritized, then students in other PhD-programmes, then academic employees at the Faculty of Teacher Education and International Studies.

Applicants that are not enrolled on the PhD-programme at the Faculty of Education and International Studies at OsloMet must send a summary in English of maximum one A4 sheet with relevant information about their own project / area of interest, containing topic, methodology, theoretical approach, and why this course might be relevant for their project.