printer friendly pageEDUC 399X: Mixed Methods Research
This advanced course will address the theory and practice of mixing inquiry methodologies in social inquiry. The course will cover: 1) selected roots of the contemporary interest in mixing methods, 2) conceptualizations of mixed methods design and analysis, and 3) challenges of mixed methods practice.
EDUC 403X: Education's Digital Future
This course provides an intellectual framework for understanding the revolution in digital learning. It has three broad themes: the evoloving state of knowledge on digital learning; the roles of education in modern societies; and the digital transformation of modern life generally. The course will convene over three quarters. All three themes will be addressed during each quarter. Students may enroll for a single quarter and/or participate in all three quarters for the most comprehensive overview.
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10 times
(up to 10 units total)
EDUC 406X: Perspectives on Teacher Learning and Lesson Study
Seminar. Based on peer collaboration, lesson study helps to create professional communities among teachers and support their learning. Research literature, teacher thinking and beliefs, teacher professional development, and conceptual frameworks.
EDUC 411X: Early Childhood Education
This course addresses a broad set of topics that have implications for developmentally appropriate and effective early childhood education. It begins with children's social, emotional and cognitive development and issues related to poverty, culture and language. We will also examine research evidence on effective instruction for young children, evaluations of preschool interventions, and several current policy debates.
EDUC 412X: Organization Studies Research Workshop
For graduate students whose research is rooted in organization theory. Participants to present and receive feedback on their work including paper drafts, proposals and dissertation chapter. Sources include recent scholarship. May be repeated for credit.
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10 times
(up to 20 units total)
EDUC 419X: Academic Achievement of Language Minority Students
Emphasis is on the current state of knowledge in the research literature and comparisons to students' experiences and observations in bilingual education, English as a second language, reading instruction, cultural issues in education, and research methods.
EDUC 465: Seminar in the Pedagogy of Teacher Education
For doctoral students interested in working in teacher education. Pedagogical approaches, including the use of modeling and simulations and hypermedia materials. Theoretical considerations of how teachers learn to teach.
EDUC 493: Workshop in Design and Analysis of Comparative Studies
A workshop for second-year and later students with data analysis or research design activities including dissertation planning or analysis. Readings and exercises developed around participating student research. Topics have included: multilevel data analysis, within-subjects designs, and implementation of matching methods for comparing non-equivalent groups. Various computing customs accommodated. See
http://www-stat.stanford.edu/~rag/ed493/. Prerequisite: intermediate statistical methods course work.
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2 times
(up to 6 units total)
EDUC 496: Research in History and Social Science Education (HISTORY 464E)
For doctoral students. Literature on historical learning and teaching and corresponding social sciences research designs, assessment, and curriculum evaluation.
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