This course will focus on exploring the influence of exploratory data analysis and statistics on middle and high school curricula. Students will be engaged as learners of statistical content as well as teachers of statistical content or researchers in the realm of statistics education.

This course will focus on exploring the influence of exploratory data analysis and statistics on middle and high school curricula. Students will be engaged as learners of statistical content as well as teachers of statistical content or researchers in the realm of statistics education.

This course is designed to provide beginning graduate students in education and related fields with an understanding of the basic statistical techniques necessary for conducting research.

This course is part of a two-semester introduction to the study of higher education for students in the Master's program. Its content focuses on the political economy of and oppression within higher education institutions. It does so using a variety of historical, sociological, and anthropological approaches to the study of higher education.

Introduction to the roles of federal, state, and local government in US K-12 education policy, the diverse ways of studying education policy, and to specific current policy issues including educational accountability, school finance, the controversy over school-district regionalization in Massachusetts, challenges facing urban schools, and how research affects education policy debates.

Course explores the multidisciplinary field of prevention science, examining its concepts, methods, research base, and applications, particularly as they apply to education, school psychology, and children's development. Examines principles and core elements of evidence-based interventions used to prevent or address problems in children and adolescents.

Examines and applies theories and methods of instructional design, classroom teaching, and reflective practice in social justice education in K-16 settings. Explores critical issues in teaching and learning about diversity and social justice issues.

Course examines social theories and their contributions to education theory and practice. For doctoral students seeking a comprehensive introductory course in theoretical foundations in education.

Educational strategies for increasing SJE educators' self-knowledge. Focus on self-awareness of social group memberships and the impact of those identities upon social justice education leadership skills. Experiential approach to processes, concepts, and skills leading toward self-observation and development of effective responses to social justice education classrooms and teacher training, such as management conflict, recognizing and working effectively with resistance, and group-leader dynamics. Prerequisite: EDUC 691E

This is an overview of the finance of higher education, with an emphasis on finance policy and current issues at the national, state, and institutional levels.