The course explores the complex web of issues that children, families, and early childhood educators face in our diverse society. Issues and ideologies of race, ethnicity, class, language, literacies, and special needs emerge in pre-school and school settings that challenge our educational vision of providing equal life chances to all children. By offering the opportunity to examine issues through socio-cultural and critical lenses, the course seeks to foster construction of knowledge that will enable students to be advocates for children and families in a range of educational settings.

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the major historical and contemporary theories of human development and learning and their educational implications.

Introductory course focusing on retrieving and reviewing educational research. Retrieval component introduces sources useful in accessing educational research (e.g., ERIC, journals, handbooks). Reading component introduces quantitative, qualitative, and critical theory modes of inquiry emphasizing how to understand and explain research.

Analyze, evaluate, and increase your cognitive, interpersonal, and self-management effectiveness using concepts and tasks related to visioning, planning, resolving conflicts, teamwork, promoting human development, and overcoming organization resistance to change.

The purpose of this course is to provide students some advanced training in both linear and non-linear regression analysis.

This is an introductory course in the field of language planning and policy which is situated in the broader field of sociology of language. Selected case studies in education will provide a basis for critically examining issues such as: ideology and language planning interface, language education policies, literacy movements, and language shift and death. Research methodology and curriculum development projects will be designed.

Preparation for pre-service students in teaching science in elementary schools. Methods, materials, and latest curriculum work.

An integrating core experience for doctoral students focusing on international education. Current issues and areas of competency needed in the field.

Students review classic research manuscripts in counseling/school psychology, review current manuscripts and identify trends and issues, evaluate quality of research designs, develop research proposals related to areas of special interest, conduct pilot research studies under faculty mentorship related to areas of special interest.

Introduction to the assumptions, language, logic, and methods of qualitative inquiry in educational settings. Students are required to conduct a small-scale qualitative research project.