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EDUC 314: Workshop in Economics of Education

Research by students and faculty engaged in problems in the economics of education. Prerequisites: advanced graduate training in economics theory and methodology; current ongoing research. May be repeated for credit. (SSPEP)

| Repeatable for credit

EDUC 315X: Race and Ethnicity in Society and Institutions (SOC 347)

Primarily for doctoral students. Major theories and empirical research. Emphasis is on schooling and race, racial identity, urban issues, and the impact of immigration on race relations.

EDUC 318X: The Discourses of Teaching Reading

Students examine language, social relationships, and students' textual sense-making to further develop their conceptions of reading comprehension and their pedagogical practice as reading teachers. What it means to comprehend text; how classroom discourse matters in the development of textual understanding; and what understandings, purposes, and relationships should matter in classroom talk about text. Field work in which students facilitate small group text discussions for the duration of the quarter at a location of their choice.

EDUC 321A: Emerging Conceptions of Qualitative and Ethnographic Research

Issues of knowing via forms through which human beings have historically represented the world and how they care about it, including narrative, visual images, and poetry. How to see and represent the educational worlds. Sources include videotaped classrooms in action, film excerpts that reveal human relations, and literary forms that describe classroom situations. Materials and procedures used by researchers, film makers, and fiction writers.

EDUC 321X: Leading Social Change: Educational and Social Entrepreneurship (OB 385)

The course provides an overview of different approaches to leading change in the social sector, drawing primarily, but not exclusively, on case examples in education. While there is a substantial need for innovation and visionary leadership in sectors such as education, social entrepreneurs who want to drive change must appreciate the significant barriers and unique opportunities presented by non-market forces in these sectors. The course will equip students with an appreciation for different mechanisms of change and theories of action as well as some of the challenges of initiating and sustaining meaningful change in social sectors such as education. nnnn The course will draw on readings and case studies, and we will benefit from the wisdom of an inspirational group of guest lecturers. While the course will benefit any student concerned with making a positive impact in the world, it is particularly (although not exclusively) appropriate for students in the joint MA/MBA program as well as those who will lead social change through nonprofit consulting or entrepreneurship.

EDUC 322: Discourse of Liberation and Equity in Schools and Society

Issues and strategies for studying oral and written discourse as a means for understanding classrooms, students, and teachers, and teaching and learning in educational contexts. The forms and functions of oral and written language in the classroom, emphasizing teacher-student and peer interaction, and student-produced texts. Individual projects utilize discourse analytic techniques. Prerequisite: graduate status or consent of instructor. (SSPEP)

EDUC 324: Business Opportunities in Education (GSBGEN 545)

For students in the joint degree program in Business and Education; open to others. Changing market mechanisms and emerging technologies creating opportunities in for-profit education and training organizations. Interaction of firms with public sectors. Roles of public administrators, educators, investors, and technology providers in defining opportunities, challenges, and constraints for education and training firms. Approaches to strategy formation, product development, and operations. Guest experts. (SSPEP/APA)

EDUC 327A: The Conduct of Qualitative Inquiry (SOC 331)

Two quarter sequence for doctoral students to engage in research that anticipates, is a pilot study for, or feeds into their dissertations. Prior approval for dissertation study not required. Students engage in common research processes including: developing interview questions; interviewing; coding, analyzing, and interpreting data; theorizing; and writing up results. Participant observation as needed. Preference to students who intend to enroll in 327C.

Instructors: Carter, P. (PI)

EDUC 327C: The Conduct of Qualitative Inquiry

For doctoral students. Students bring research data for analysis and writing. Preference to those who have completed 327A.

EDUC 328X: Topics in Learning and Technology: Interactivity and Feedback

Content changes each year. Interactivity including manipulation of an object, talking to another person, or clicking on a mouse. Proposals for the active learning ingredient of interactivity, and how different technologies capitalize on these ingredients.