Guidelines on assignment 2 (to be provided)
You are also encouraged to attend the weekly online sessions, details of which are posted
in the announcements.
The word counts below are guidelines which provides an indication of the required
depth. It overrides the general instruction about word count.
Assignment question
You are an educational researcher who wants to investigate learner apathy/alienation.
An important part of research is to gain clarity on your paradigmatic beliefs and
assumptions. For this research project you consider the interpretative and critical
paradigms.
Research paradigms consist of basic beliefs about issues such as the relation with the
research participants, the purpose of the research, the nature of reality and of knowledge.
This assignment provides you with the opportunity to investigate how these paradigms
assist you to articulate your beliefs about research.
Write an academic essay that includes the following:
· Background on the problem of learner apathy/alienation (400 words);
· A problem statement (100 words);
· An explanation how the problem will be investigated drawing on an interpretative
paradigm. This includes the following:
o Main elements of an interpretative paradigm (400 words);
o The purpose of the research project (200 words);
o How you will engage with the research participants (200 words).
o How are theories used? (100 words)
· An explanation of how the problem will be investigated drawing on a critical
research paradigm. This includes the following:
o Main elements of a critical research paradigm (300 words);
o The purpose of the research project (200 words).
You are also encouraged to attend the weekly online sessions, details of which are posted
in the announcements.
The word counts below are guidelines which provides an indication of the required
depth. It overrides the general instruction about word count.
Assignment question
You are an educational researcher who wants to investigate learner apathy/alienation.
An important part of research is to gain clarity on your paradigmatic beliefs and
assumptions. For this research project you consider the interpretative and critical
paradigms.
Research paradigms consist of basic beliefs about issues such as the relation with the
research participants, the purpose of the research, the nature of reality and of knowledge.
This assignment provides you with the opportunity to investigate how these paradigms
assist you to articulate your beliefs about research.
Write an academic essay that includes the following:
· Background on the problem of learner apathy/alienation (400 words);
· A problem statement (100 words);
· An explanation how the problem will be investigated drawing on an interpretative
paradigm. This includes the following:
o Main elements of an interpretative paradigm (400 words);
o The purpose of the research project (200 words);
o How you will engage with the research participants (200 words).
o How are theories used? (100 words)
· An explanation of how the problem will be investigated drawing on a critical
research paradigm. This includes the following:
o Main elements of a critical research paradigm (300 words);
o The purpose of the research project (200 words).
