EDSR 889 - Research Practicum in Higher Education

3-Jan Credits

Before being admitted to candidacy and undertaking their dissertation projects, students must demonstrate their ability to design and conduct research. Generally this will involve participation in a published or refereed article that is presented at professional conferences such as AAHE, AERA, ASHE, AIR, and the like. The Practicum may also be a cooperative or collaborative research project conducted either with a member of the faculty or with a student or faculty member(s) from another institution. The Research Practicum (i.e., Field Research Project) provides an opportunity to directly experience the research process prior to the dissertation and a chance to gain entrance to professional networks that are important to the students’ career advancement. Alternatively, students can submit single authored higher education-related research that they completed prior to admission for faculty review and a waiver of the Research Practicum (Field Research Project) may be given based on this review of types of qualitative study: a micro ethnography, a life history, a case study, or an action research project.