The MA Education Dissertation Module supports students to undertake an original independent scholarly investigation in the field of education.  Students...

The MA Education Dissertation Module supports students to undertake an original independent scholarly investigation in the field of education.  Students often choose a dissertation research topic that is relevant to their personal and professional interests and typically include some fieldwork or empirical data collection.

By carrying out a small independent research project, students will have the opportunity to:

Identify a relevant and distinctive topic
	Engage with theoretical perspectives
	Ask critical questions about an educational issue
	Search for, collate, and synthesise a wide range of sources related to an educational issue
	Identify and use appropriate research methods
	Develop their positionality in relation to an educational issue and the wider field of education studies
	Make a scholarly contribution to the field of education studies
	Develop a critical perspective, and understand alternative perspectives on an educational issue
	Understand the ethical dilemmas involved in educational research and take appropriate steps to mitigate any issues that arise.
	Develop a strong foundation for future independent research
Students have a dissertation supervisor to support them through the development, execution and writing up of their dissertation project. Supervisors will provide formative feedback on the following submissions throughout the module:

A dissertation proposal
	An ethics application
	An initial (5000 words maximum) submission
	A final submission of a collection of draft chapters or a full draft dissertation
This module is assessed by:

An academic poster on the dissertation research project (submission of a poster is a requirement to pass this module, though the final grade is 100% based on the written research project)

A 16,000 word (+ 10%) written research project

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