Activist Social Research
Affiliation
Activist social research combines political commitments to addressing social problems with rigorous research about those problems. This course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to plan, design and execute a programme of activist research for real world application and for the dissertation or applied research project elements of the MSc in Social Justice and Community Action. Drawing on radical social theories such as critical theory, feminism, anti-racism and post-structuralism, this course will also introduce students to some of the ethical and practical challenges of doing high quality research for social change. The course will enable students to formulate a research question; outline a project plan; understand methods for qualitative data collection and analysis; and develop strategies for communicating and disseminating research findings to appropriate audiences.
Credit Level: 10 Year taken: Postgraduate SCQF Credits: 20