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2025 - DUE 15 May 2025
Course• Research in
Education (RSE4801)
NO PLAGIARISM
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How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education
Research in Education - RSE4801 Assignment 1 2025 - DUE 15 May
2025 ;100 % TRUSTED workings, Expert Solved, Explanations and Solutions.
In this unit, you learnt about what it means to become a researcher in
education. Part of this learning entailed developing understanding of the
nature and purposes of research. Assignment question Given this, you are
required to complete a reflective essay of about 1800 – 2000 words in which
you reflect on what you think (1) makes and/or constitutes an exceptional
educational researcher in a context like South (Africa), and (2) what do you
think will inform and shape your own becoming of an educational researcher.
In answering these questions, you asking expected to draw from the
following ideas and texts: - Decolonising Methodologies: Research and
Indigenous Peoples (1999) by Linda Tuhiwai Smith. - Ideas of intervention,
curiosity, courage, justice (be it epistemic, ontological or social), and critique.
Becoming an Educational Researcher in South Africa: A Reflective Essay
Introduction
The role of educational research in South Africa is pivotal in addressing historical inequalities,
shaping policies, and fostering inclusive pedagogies. The nature and purpose of research extend
beyond knowledge production to include social transformation, justice, and the decolonization of
methodologies. This essay reflects on what constitutes an exceptional educational researcher in
the South African context and explores the factors that will shape my own journey in becoming
one. Drawing from Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s Decolonising Methodologies: Research and
Indigenous Peoples (1999), as well as the concepts of intervention, curiosity, courage, justice,
and critique, this reflection underscores the need for ethical, transformative, and contextually
relevant research.
Characteristics of an Exceptional Educational Researcher in South Africa
1. Decolonial and Contextually Relevant Approaches
An exceptional educational researcher in South Africa must engage with decolonial perspectives
that challenge Eurocentric paradigms of knowledge production. Linda Tuhiwai Smith (1999)
argues that colonial research frameworks have historically marginalized indigenous knowledge
systems. In South Africa, the legacy of apartheid and colonialism necessitates research
methodologies that affirm African epistemologies and pedagogies. This requires rejecting deficit
perspectives about African education and instead, developing frameworks that honor indigenous
knowledge, languages, and cultural practices.
2. Commitment to Social Justice and Equity
RSE4801 Assignment 1
(100% COMPLETE ANSWERS)
2025 - DUE 15 May 2025
Course• Research in
Education (RSE4801)
NO PLAGIARISM
[Pick the date]
[Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of
the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of
the contents of the document.]
, Book
How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education
Research in Education - RSE4801 Assignment 1 2025 - DUE 15 May
2025 ;100 % TRUSTED workings, Expert Solved, Explanations and Solutions.
In this unit, you learnt about what it means to become a researcher in
education. Part of this learning entailed developing understanding of the
nature and purposes of research. Assignment question Given this, you are
required to complete a reflective essay of about 1800 – 2000 words in which
you reflect on what you think (1) makes and/or constitutes an exceptional
educational researcher in a context like South (Africa), and (2) what do you
think will inform and shape your own becoming of an educational researcher.
In answering these questions, you asking expected to draw from the
following ideas and texts: - Decolonising Methodologies: Research and
Indigenous Peoples (1999) by Linda Tuhiwai Smith. - Ideas of intervention,
curiosity, courage, justice (be it epistemic, ontological or social), and critique.
Becoming an Educational Researcher in South Africa: A Reflective Essay
Introduction
The role of educational research in South Africa is pivotal in addressing historical inequalities,
shaping policies, and fostering inclusive pedagogies. The nature and purpose of research extend
beyond knowledge production to include social transformation, justice, and the decolonization of
methodologies. This essay reflects on what constitutes an exceptional educational researcher in
the South African context and explores the factors that will shape my own journey in becoming
one. Drawing from Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s Decolonising Methodologies: Research and
Indigenous Peoples (1999), as well as the concepts of intervention, curiosity, courage, justice,
and critique, this reflection underscores the need for ethical, transformative, and contextually
relevant research.
Characteristics of an Exceptional Educational Researcher in South Africa
1. Decolonial and Contextually Relevant Approaches
An exceptional educational researcher in South Africa must engage with decolonial perspectives
that challenge Eurocentric paradigms of knowledge production. Linda Tuhiwai Smith (1999)
argues that colonial research frameworks have historically marginalized indigenous knowledge
systems. In South Africa, the legacy of apartheid and colonialism necessitates research
methodologies that affirm African epistemologies and pedagogies. This requires rejecting deficit
perspectives about African education and instead, developing frameworks that honor indigenous
knowledge, languages, and cultural practices.
2. Commitment to Social Justice and Equity
