TLS 578 - Field Research in Communities and Schools

This course fulfills the Qualitative Research Methods requirement in the Core Courses section of the SLAT Map, or it can be used towards the Instructional Dimensions major or minor requirements. The course can only be used towards one of the requirements (Core, Major, or Minor).

Examine field research in communities and schools with a special emphasis on the uses of language and literacy; course readings and assignments will help participants identify research questions in natural settings and acquire a range of methods to investigate them; various data collection techniques and approaches to analysis will be explored.