Combining Project-Based Learning and Community-Based Research in a Research Methodology Course: The Lessons Learned

Autor/inn/en	Arantes do Amaral, João Alberto; Lino dos Santos, Rebeca Júlia Rodrigues
Titel	Combining Project-Based Learning and Community-Based Research in a Research Methodology Course: The Lessons Learned
Quelle	In: International Journal of Instruction, 11 (2018) 1, S.47-60 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1694-609X
Schlagwörter	Active Learning; Student Projects; Research Methodology; Foreign Countries; School Community Relationship; Partnerships in Education; Community Involvement; Undergraduate Students; College Freshmen; Nongovernmental Organizations; Student Surveys; Focus Groups; Research Skills; Interviews; Mixed Methods Research; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktives Lernen; Schulprojekt; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Ausland; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Studienanfänger; Schülerbefragung; Forschungsleistung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Brasilien
Abstract	In this article, we present our findings regarding the course "Research Methodology," offered to 22 first-year undergraduate students studying Administration at the Federal University of São Paulo, Osasco, Brazil. The course, which combined community-based research and project-based learning, was developed during the second semester of 2016. The students worked in teams to do research on a particular aspect of an NGO that helped people in need. The NGO was selected from a list of organizations that agreed to work as community partners. The students did qualitative research, which they then wrote up as a standard research paper for publication in a journal. Our research objective was to study the advantages and disadvantages of combining community-based research and project-based learning in research methodology courses. We followed a mixed-method research approach, analyzing the students' responses to a survey and focus group activities. Our main findings were as follows: 1) The students faced difficulties working in groups, scheduling meetings with the community partners, and creating the articles; 2) The project-based learning approach improved the students' learning; 3) Doing community-based research was rich and meaningful experience to the students; 4) The course was successful in developing the students' research skills. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Instruction. Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Education, Eskisehir, 26480, Turkey. e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.e-iji.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01