Fall 2025

Examination of processes of scholarly research; quantitative and qualitative research methods; faculty mentorship; experiential learning; research proposal writing; careers in research. Sophomore or junior standing in the major. Departmental approval.

Situates U.S. education within the global context and examines the impact of global issues on national and international schooling in the 21st Century.

Investigates the promise of education and often-failed outcomes though the lens of literacy/language. Focuses on literacy to promote student agency for successful educational attainment.

Problems and theories of the person in the social context. Person perception, interpersonal relations, attitude dynamics, social systems.

Examination of student athletes in higher education. Effective strategies for counseling and advising college student athletes; issues and challenges of athletic amateurism.

Overview of economic concepts of education. Linkages between economic growth, development, and education. Impact of globalization.

Diversification and differentiation of educational institutions globally. The finances of higher education. Open only to doctoral students.

Build knowledge, skills and perspective to design and carry out scholarship as an educational researcher.

Explore theoretical and practical issues surrounding quantitative and qualitative methods in educational research.

Development of urban education through the social, historical and political lens as it shapes and influences education research and policy.

Basic concepts of quantitative/statistical methods common in education research, emphasizing applications with data. Introduces sampling, types of validity, statistical inference, bivariate analysis, internal/external validity.

Introduction to faculty and their research; provides professional development on a variety of topics.

Design, collection, and analysis of survey data; survey analysis techniques including classical test theory, item response theory, differential item functioning, scaling, linking.

Administrative issues in higher education. Academic leadership related to undergraduate and graduate education. Quality standards and assessment. How administrators create efficiency, effectiveness, performance, and change.

Examination of federal, state, local and individual roles in financing of higher education towards enhancing equity and reducing opportunity gaps.

Analysis of motivational principles; diagnosis and solutions to motivation gaps in learning environments; and motivation and efficacy theories and principles.

Collecting, analyzing, and using quantitative data to solve problems of practice and in evaluating educational institutions, programs, and policies.

Applying economic theory to the study of education. Application of market theory to education, partnerships, allocation of resources and the examination of educational enterprises.

Major issues facing educators in the 21st century. Emphasis on how educational policy can focus on incentives for schools to improve student learning.

Models of decision making including cost-benefit analysis, risk-benefit analysis, and decision analysis. Ethical considerations and the political environment. Open only to doctoral students.

Examination of a range of emerging markets in education. Global efforts of institutions of higher education to access new markets through collaborations and offshore endeavors.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation in Practice.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Preparation on initial dissertation proposal. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.