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Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

metodefagene

English translation:

Methodology

Added to glossary by Hakon Vinje
May 11, 2009 14:01
15 yrs ago
Norwegian term

metodefagene

Norwegian to English Social Sciences Education / Pedagogy Social work education
I know broadly what this means but can't think of the precise English equivalent
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 Methodology
4 +1 (the) methods courses
4 research methods
Change log

May 11, 2009 15:19: Egil Presttun changed "Language pair" from "Norwegian (Bokmal) to English" to "Norwegian to English"

May 13, 2009 12:46: Hakon Vinje Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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Methodology

(Wikipedia sier:) Methodology can be defined as:

1. "the analysis of the principles of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline";[1]
2. "the systematic study of methods that are, can be, or have been applied within a discipline";[1] or
3. "a particular procedure or set of procedures." [1]

Dictionary sier bl.a.

[In] educatione a branch of pedagogics dealing with analysis and evaluation of subjects to be taught and of the methods of teaching them.
Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodology

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=methodology

Peer comment(s):
agree William [Bill] Gray
4 hrs
agree Vedis Bjørndal : you could add (subjects) to it
18 hrs
agree jeffrey engberg : Agree. But I translate Utdir's curricula, and Utdir does not want to use the word subject/studies after each subject, so keep that out.
19 hrs
disagree Donna Stevens : methodology betyr metodikk, ikke metoder
386 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I think this fits best in the context of social work education."
21 hrs

research methods

If your expression concerns classes / courses teaching methodology related to academic research of some kind, I would suggest "research methods". As mentioned above, you could add classes / courses to this.

See below for an example from UiO.


If it is regarding the actual subject matter and study of "metode" as such, then I agree with the above that the translation would be methodology.
Example sentence:

The study plan included a two-week course in research methods.

Reference:

http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/annet/sum/SUM4011A/index.xml

Note from asker:
Very useful information; thank you.
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22 hrs

(the) methods courses

The first example sentence is a relevant Norwegian reference, from the first reference link below. The second reference link below is likewise from a social science context at a university in the U.S. and lists similar "methods courses" by name.

"Methodology" and "research methods" are what are taught in this category of courses, but they're not the category itself IMO.
Example sentence:

"Utvikle tverrfaglige forskningsmiljøer i skjæringsfeltet mellom metodefagene matematikk, statistikk og informatikk, og andre fagområder innen naturvitenskap, teknologi og medisin."

Reference:

http://www.forskningsradet.no/no/Utlysning/eVITA/1142297104703&visAktive=true

http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/research/methods_courses

Note from asker:
We don't usually use this term in English, but it's helpful.
Peer comment(s):
agree Donna Stevens : This is the right meaning! not methodology (which is closely connected and often included in the same course-i.e. Methods and Methodology in Education
386 days
Thanks. Nice to receive this feedback from someone "in the know."
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