Participants examine views regarding what constitutes policy success and failure, build competencies to make policies more viable, and use course concepts and skills to modify policies of their own choosing.

Matrix algebra, linear models, profile analysis, analysis of multivariate experimental designs, discriminant, canonical, and components analysis. Prerequisite: EDUC 771

Exploration of student-centered and democratic teaching methods in the social studies.

Examines how erroneous beliefs form, why they survive, and how to reveal their shaky foundations. Beliefs examined related to health, the environment, sports, and social life. Introduces statistical and research design concepts. Counts as a Foundations course toward the Education minor. Uses a team-based approach. (Gen.Ed. R2)

The nature, sources, and causes of math anxiety and computer phobia in education. Experimental workshops as strategies for managing such learning dysfunctions in classrooms. Community Service Learning Component

Exploring issues of difference is needed to foster understanding across social divides in a diverse society. Through intergroup dialogue, participants actively learn from each others' perspectives and identify ways to engage in inclusive actions. This class addresses the dynamics of racism in specific institutional and social contexts.

A study of selected problems and issues in modern education through the disciplines of educational sociology, educational history, educational philosophy, comparative education, or social psychology.