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EDHP4006: Advanced Practitioner Research
2026 unit information
This unit highlights the interplay between research, policy and practice, and the need for teachers to critically reflect on their practices. Students will nominate an area of professional interest that requires further development and conduct a research project around this focus area.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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24 credit points from any of (EDUF3031, EDHP3001, EDHP3002, EDHP3003, EDUF3023, EDUF4044, EDHP3005) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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EDUF4021 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Complete a situational analysis of a specific educational environment within which practitioner research can be conducted.
- LO2. Identify, justify and frame an issue that can be investigated through practitioner research referencing relevant theories, literature and policy documents to obtain relevant, reliable information
- LO3. Prepare for and contribute to discussions about the teaching profession or subject/content, and contribute to a professional community of teachers through active and constructive peer feedback
- LO4. Identify and implement appropriate means of collecting relevant data, which can be used within the context of practitioner research
- LO5. Critically analyse research data and summarise findings, with reference to relevant theories, literature and/or policies.
- LO6. Demonstrate the capacity to critically reflect on the research process in light of their research findings/data, and discuss the implications of these findings for their own teaching and learning practices
- LO7. Use verbal, visual and other media to report on the nature, conduct, results and analysis of the research project using the style and protocols appropriate for academic writing
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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