Examination of ethnographic theory, methods, and techniques of researching language, literacy, and culture in educational settings. It involves conceptualizing and conducting a full ethnographic study and learning how to use reflection on the fieldwork experiences to construct (or deconstruct) and articulate the theoretical basis, methods, and findings of your research. The course is organized to highlight both knowledge acquisition and reflection. Year-long course. Prerequisite: Doctoral status, 9 credits of study in Doctoral program.

This internship course is designed to help students develop and refine the attitudes, skills, and dispositions required for licensure as a school adjustment counselor.

This course provides a survey of the relevant research literature describing not only cross cultural conceptions of childhood, but also contemporary U.S. contexts to reflect the intersections of culture and ideology and problematize what is legitimated as normal childhood. The course also provides training in research methodologies for doing qualitative work with children.

In this course we will talk about what makes a good review for different purposes, how to conduct a rigorous and systematic review, how to analyze and synthesize research studies and how to write a coherent and compelling review. We will read about and talk through some of the ethical considerations involved in the process of writing and publishing a review. Another objective will be to help students prepare for the literature reviews that are part of their comprehensive exams, research proposals and dissertations.

Doctoral level seminar is designed to examine a range of sociocultural theoretical perspectives on the study of language. Goals will be to develop familiarity with several perspectives, to consider their similarities and differences and their usefulness in researching language in educational settings, and to practice applying one or more in the analysis of language data.

This seminar explores critical literacies as sociocultural and sociopolitical practices across languages, literacies, and contexts. Participants will investigate how these practices can deconstruct/reconstruct power relations in texts, teaching, and research.

This course is the second half of a yearlong course focused on Social Justice Education in K-12 schools. It's purpose is to guide students in implementing, evaluating and reflecting upon social justice education initiatives in elementary and secondary schools. Additionally, students will develop a publication-ready manuscript examining a K-12 application of Social Justice Education.

Tying current research on science teaching/learning to a classroom practice, this course examines advanced teaching strategies, discusses equity issues, and makes connections between formal and informal learning.

Course will explore the historical development of psychology as a field of study and its relationship to educational practice in the school setting. The course will cover the development of psychology from the ancient Greeks to Wilhelm Wundt, to the implications of the work of John Dewey and William James in relationship to educational practice.

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.