Assessment

Each module in Part I is assessed by means of a 6,000 word assignment. The topic and title of the assignment can be negotiated with tutors and should normally be focused on students´ own professional interests and context.

A Masters degree may be awarded where appropriate to those who complete Part I only.

In Part II students undertake a research thesis on an approved topic. The Part II research thesis is undertaken with supervision by a member of staff. It is approximately 50,000 words in length and should be a substantial contribution to the knowledge and understanding of education. It is examined through a viva examination to ensure the highest research standards. A list of the School of Education staff and their research interests can be found: http://www.shef.ac.uk/education/research/

Recent theses titles include:

Daniel Knight, (2008) Black, Cypriot and in Care: An autoethnographical investigation into the educational achievement of children in public care.

Diane Cockayne, (2008) Re-appraising Nurse Education

Florian Hummel, (2008) A case study analysis of the effects of the Bologna Declaration on higher and vocational education in Germany

Geoffrey Elliott, (2008) The changing role, position and meaning if deanship in the post-1992 group of universities in the United Kingdom

Janet Goepel, (2008) The Practice of Inter-Professionality: Teachers' and Doctors Perceptions of Professionalism

Keran Williams, (2008) "You're A Duncy Cat?" Arguing A Case For Parity Of Esteem For Vocational Education In The Secondary Schools Of The Turks And Caicos Islands

Linda Dunne, (2008) Discourse of inclusion

Marielle Patronis, (2008) ASYNCHRONOUS CONFERENCING AND LEARNERS' MOTIVATION IN A BLENDED CONTEXT. Perspectives from the Experiences of Students in a University in the United Arab Emirates

Mike Douglass, (2008) What are the practices and attitudes regarding high exclusions in a secondary mainstream school

Paul Lyon, (2008) How different mental calculation strategies influenced young children's responses to oral addition and subtraction problems

Ruby Vurdian-Rixham, (2008) Computer-Mediated Intercultural Competence: A Critical Analysis of an Exchange Between Students of Four Different Countries

Patrick Camilleri, (2009) A Structurational Interpretation Of Issues Underlying The Implementation Of Internet Based Systems in Malta

Kate Hatton, (2009) Has publicly-funded adult education in England had its day? A critical review of government policy and its implications

Janet Long, (2009) A case study of the development and implementation of a curriculum intervention incorporating e-learning in a prison establishment

Colm Garvy, (2009) THE DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND UNIVERSITY STATUS : A case study of the application by DIT for designation

Helen Oughton, (2010) "We All Play Teacher" A Study of Student Discourse in Adult Numeracy Classrooms

Joanne Pearson, (2010) Scheherazade in the classroom: Stories, women and history teaching

John Galvin, (2010) Partnership Pedagogies: Family-School-Community Educational Partnerships in Disadvantaged Settings

Maria Gallo, (2010) Active University interactive alumni: Institutional advancement and building alumni relationships in an Irish university

Marian Fitzmaurice, (2010) On new ground: Narratives of early career academics

Nina Taylor, (2010) Discourse and Practice within Adult Policy in England

Paula Crick, (2010) Exploring Student Nurse's First Assessment Experience: An Illuminative Evaluation

Rohan Jowallah, (2010) Critical Literacy in England: Utilising Critical Literacy Pedagogy Within the English National Curriculum at Key stage Three; A Case Study within a Secondary School