Courses in the Doctor of Education in Teaching and Learning program
| EDS 229 (2)
Introduction to Educational Resources |
| This course introduces students to
educational resources, both in print and online. Students
compile and evaluate research studies, curricular materials,
and instructional approaches in preparation for future research
projects in curriculum development and evaluation. |
| EDS 230 A,B,C
(4,4,4) Research in Curriculum Design |
| A year long course sequence which provides
an extensive overview of curriculum design principles appropriate
for K-12 instruction. Consensus and model building methods
will be discussed using case studies of curriculum research
and development projects appropriate for various subject
areas and grade levels. Participants will design, implement,
and evaluate a curriculum project in their own K-12 classroom. |
| EDS 231 (4)
Advanced Topics in Instructional Practices |
| Selected advanced topics in K-12 instructional
practices in various subject areas. Techniques for teaching
higher-level cognitive processes and advanced applications
of computers and other technology will be stressed. Participants
will conduct a field study of promising teaching practices
appropriate to their grade level(s) and subject area(s)
of instruction. |
| EDS 232 (4)
Special Topics in Education |
| This course explores topical issues
in education. It focuses on recent developments which have
broad implications for research and practice in teaching
and learning. Course topics will vary each time the course
is offered. |
| EDS
233A (2) Topics in Education Research and Design |
| Current topics and issues in education and educational
research methodology, including action research, participant observation,
ethnography, and survey research. |
| EDS
260 A,B,C (4,4,4) Educational Research and Evaluation
Design |
| This course integrates a variety
of social and behavioral science perspectives and
research methodologies in examining topics of central
relevance to education. Students have opportunities
to design and apply to educational research questions
a variety of methodologies including: survey, interview,
ethnographic, case study, video data analysis, and
discourse analysis methods. |
| EDS
261 A,B,C (4,4,4) Advanced Research and Evaluation
Methods |
| This course addresses more advanced
topics in research design and methodology. Students
hone the requisite research skills to conduct dissertation
research. Students gain varied hands-on experiences
in collecting and analyzing data relevant to schooling,
as well as learn how to develop, manage and analyze
large data files. Students create a research agenda
and develop skills needed in proposal writing: development,
organization and coherence, conceptualization of research
design, and attention to audience and writing style. |
| EDS
262 A,B,C (4,4,4) Dissertation Writing Seminar |
| This seminar provides an opportunity
for doctoral candidates to present and critique in-progress
dissertation research and writing. Topics addressed
will also include: writing for professional publications
and presenting research findings to varied audiences. |
| EDS
270 (4) Leadership and Equity in Educational Reform |
| This course provides a framework
for understanding school reform movements that integrates
relevant theory and research from a number of academic
disciplines. |
| EDS
271 (4) Language and Diversity in the Schooling Process |
| This course examines current
research and theory which relate language and diversity
to educational outcomes. Topics addressed include:
the development of language and literacy in schools
and other settings, socio-cultural perspectives on
language learning, and implications for educational
policy and practice. |
| EDS
272 (4) Education and Culture |
| This course examines schooling
from an anthropological perspective, focusing on the
impact of social and cultural forces on teaching and
learning in U.S. public schools with comparative materials
from other societies and settings. |
| EDS
273 (4) Research in Teaching and Learning: Reading
and Writing |
| This seminar will address current
theories and research on the teaching and learning
of reading and writing, as well as how research can
be used to analyze and foster effective teaching practices.
|
| EDS
274 (4) Research in Teaching and Learning: Mathematics |
| This seminar will address current
theories and research on the teaching and learning
of mathematics, as well as how research can be used
to analyze and foster effective teaching practices.
|
| EDS
275 (4) Research in Teaching and Learning: Science |
| This seminar will address current
theories and research on the teaching and learning
of science, as well as how research can be used to
analyze and foster effective teaching practices.
|
| EDS
276 (4) Research in Teaching and Learning: English
Language Learning |
| This seminar will address current
theories and research on the teaching and learning
of second language learning, as well as how research
can be used to analyze and foster effective practices
in teaching English to non-native speakers. |
| EDS
277 (4) Research in Teaching and Learning: History
and Social Sciences |
| This seminar will address current
theories and research on the teaching and learning
of social sciences, as well as how research can be
used to analyze and foster effective teaching practices.
|
| EDS
278/COGR 278 (4) Talking Culture, Culture Talking: Voices of Diversity |
| This course explores the discourse
of culture in American society and the problem of
"silenced" or unheard voices. The interaction of individual
and collective voice, language, and identity are discussed
as they bear on the ways that culture moves through
important social institutions such as schools. Of
particular interest are issues of teaching, learning,
displacement, inclusion, marginality, and the "speaking
center." |
| EDS
299 (1-12) Dissertation Research |
| Directed research on dissertation
topic for students who have been admitted to candidacy
for the Ed.D. degree. May be repeated for credit. |
