Teaching Research Methods Courses in Education: Towards a Research-Based Culture

João Filipe Matos, André Freitas (), Elsa Estrela, Carla Galego and João Piedade
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João Filipe Matos: CeiED—Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Education and Development, Lusofona University, 1700-284 Lisboa, Portugal
André Freitas: CeiED—Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Education and Development, Lusofona University, 1700-284 Lisboa, Portugal
Elsa Estrela: CeiED—Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Education and Development, Lusofona University, 1700-284 Lisboa, Portugal
Carla Galego: CeiED—Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Education and Development, Lusofona University, 1700-284 Lisboa, Portugal
João Piedade: UIDEF—Education and Training Research and Development Research Unit, Institute of Education, Lisboa University, 1649-013 Lisboa, Portugal

Social Sciences, 2023, vol. 12, issue 6, 1-15

Abstract: This paper aims to identify and discuss what constitutes a research-based pedagogical culture in teaching research methods courses in master’s and doctoral programs in education. The discussion draws on empirical results of a set of five focus group interviews with teachers responsible for teaching research methods courses in educational programs in higher education institutions in Portugal. Data are analyzed and interpreted within a situated learning framework that acknowledges the relevance of creating social learning spaces which accommodate the variety of students. The article closes with a characterization of what could be a research-based pedagogical culture in teaching research methods in advanced studies in education in the near future.

Keywords: research methodologies in education; teaching research methods; student-centered learning approach; pedagogical culture of research methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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