INED 7741:Teacher Inquiry and Research in TESOL

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to KSU graduate program.
Candidates explore and gain understanding of educational research processes, including the epistemological and theoretical frameworks that undergird diverse research paradigms used to study English learners and their needs. Candidates gain expertise in reading, analyzing, critiquing, comparing, and synthesizing research to become critical consumers of research. Candidates design and conduct research focused on the academic achievement of English learners in their own classrooms/schools. Major topics include epistemology, theoretical foundations, validity/trustworthiness, methodology, reflexivity, data collection, analysis, and ethics.