EAD 901 Urban Education: An Historical Overview
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Emergence and evolution of urban schools. Social, economic, and political factors affecting their development.
Effective Dates:
FS10 - Open
EAD 907 Educational Policy for Immigrant and English Language Learner Students
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Impact of recent increases in immigration on racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity in schools in the United States. Contemporary education policy issues that affect immigrant and ELL students. Language learning policy. Social context of education for immigrant and ELL students.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
EAD 920 Political Economy of Schooling
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Impacts of education on economic outcomes; impacts of student socioeconomic status on school outcomes. Multiple goals of public education. Historical development of public school system. Workplace skills, occupational structure, social mobility. School governance and education politics. Alternative policies to improve education outcomes.
Effective Dates:
FS12 - Open
EAD 921 Educational Leadership and Transformation
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Educational Leadership Major.
Description:
Creating organizational value through leadership. Leading through conflict. Personal and collective leadership development. Connecting schools with civic life. Convening community groups for democratic deliberation.
Effective Dates:
SS15 - US24
EAD 922 Analyzing Education Systems
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Analyzing systems of educational organizations, including schools, local education agencies, and state education agencies. Theory and research on educational organizations to actual cases in order to identify interdependent strengths and weaknesses that support and/or undermine instructional improvement.
Effective Dates:
FS12 - US24
EAD 923 Organizing for Learning
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Curriculum leadership. Competing approaches to curriculum and pedagogy. Ensuring instructional program coherence. Managing and evaluation of human resources. Planning and coordinating professional development. Implementing systemic use of instructional technology.
Effective Dates:
SS13 - Open
EAD 924 Data and Decisions
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Educational Leadership Major.
Description:
Data collection and analysis for school improvement. Decision making criteria. Assessment of resource use and instructional learning outcomes. Data management. Legal and ethical use of data. Communication strategies.
Effective Dates:
SS15 - US24
EAD 925 Policy and Practice in Education
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Multiple conceptions of the relationship between policy and practice in K-12 education.
Effective Dates:
FS21 - Open
EAD 926 School Finance and Operations
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
School funding and resource allocation. Alternative employee compensation and service delivery options. School facilities; safe and healthy school environments.
Effective Dates:
FS13 - Open
EAD 928 Proseminar in Educational Policy
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Disciplinary perspectives on policy issues. Influence of research on policy process. Politics and educational practice as determinents of policy choice.
Interdepartmental With:
Teacher Education
Administered By:
Educational Administration
Effective Dates:
FS00 - Open
EAD 929 Collaborative Inquiry
Semester:
Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Designing and implementing school or community-based action research. Collaborative, multi-disciplinary inquiry. Democratic and civic engagement. Ethics of collaborative research. Reflective practice. Moving from inquiry to action.
Effective Dates:
US14 - Open
EAD 931 Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Educational Research
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Recommended Background:
CEP 930
Description:
Concepts and assumptions underlying multiple traditions of qualitative research methods in education. Relationship between research questions and qualitative research design. Epistemology, methods, and ethical issues of ethnography, case study research, grounded theory, oral history and discourse analysis. Criteria for appraising and critiquing qualitative research designs, claims, and evidence,
Interdepartmental With:
Teacher Education, Counseling, Educational Psy & Special Education
Administered By:
Teacher Education
Effective Dates:
FS09 - Open
EAD 932 Education Policy Implementation
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Process and politics of policy implementation in education.
Interdepartmental With:
Political Science
Administered By:
Educational Administration
Effective Dates:
FS21 - Open
EAD 933 Evaluation of Education Policy Implementation
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Methodological tools for evaluating policy design and implementation.
Interdepartmental With:
Political Science
Administered By:
Educational Administration
Effective Dates:
FS21 - Open
EAD 936 Law and Education Policy
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Not open to students with credit in:
LAW 579D
Description:
Free speech, racial and ethnic equity including desegregation and college access, sex/gender equity, title IX and other provisions of the higher education act.
Effective Dates:
FS23 - Open
EAD 942 Economics of Education
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Economic effects of education. Economic analysis of policy issues in education. Applications to the United States and other countries.
Interdepartmental With:
Teacher Education
Administered By:
Educational Administration
Effective Dates:
SS17 - Open
EAD 943 Politics of Education
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Politics of education in the United States. Interplay of key institutions (e.g., school boards, state governments, Congress, mayors) and actors (e.g. elected officials, parents, teachers unions, and the general public) shaping the public education system.
Effective Dates:
SS17 - Open
EAD 944 Social Context of Education
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Evolution of educational institutions and practices in response to economic, political, demographic and social change. Legacies of change for instruction, curriculum, segmentation of students, and students’ school experiences. Effect of family and community on students and schools. Conflicting goals/purposes of public education. Struggles for educational equity and opportunity.
Effective Dates:
FS16 - Open
EAD 946A Regression Analysis for Education Policy
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
Recommended Background:
Knowledge of: central tendency and dispersion, correlations and cross-tabulations, sampling distribution, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, testing differences in means, tests of associations.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Foundations of regression analysis. Underlying assumptions. Applications to education policy with attention to challenges of establishing causal relations. STATA software skills for independent scholarly investigations.
Interdepartmental With:
Counseling, Educational Psy & Special Education
Administered By:
Educational Administration
Effective Dates:
SS17 - Open
EAD 946B Econometric Analysis for Education Policy
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Recommended Background:
Prior courses in basic economic theory and statistical methods.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Econometric techniques for identifying and estimating causal relationships for education policy analysis.Extensions of linear regression analysis. Evaluation of randomized control trials.
Effective Dates:
FS16 - Open
EAD 947 Comparative International Education Policy
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
International and comparative education policy. National and international policy actors. Cross-national education policy research. Insights from international research for U.S. education policy.
Interdepartmental With:
Teacher Education
Administered By:
Educational Administration
Effective Dates:
FS16 - Open
EAD 948 Advanced Economics of Education
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Prerequisite:
EC 820B or approval of department
Recommended Background:
Prior graduate level course work in econometrics and undergraduate or graduate level course work in economic theory.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Advanced research in the intersection of economics and education. Returns to education, education production,school choice, teacher quality and compensation, financial aid, and postsecondary access.
Effective Dates:
SS17 - Open
EAD 949 Advanced Seminar in Education Policy
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Seminars on rotating topics in advanced, contemporary education policy research.
Effective Dates:
FS16 - Open
EAD 950A Proseminar I in K-12 Educational Administration
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 1
Description:
Disciplinary perspectives of K-12 educational leadership and management. Influence of research on leadership practice.
Effective Dates:
FS02 - Open
EAD 950B Proseminar II in K-12 Educational Administration
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 1
Description:
Synthesis and analysis of disciplinary perspectives of K-12 educational leadership and management. Influence of research on leadership practice.
Effective Dates:
FS02 - Open
EAD 952A Externship in Educational Administration
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 21 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Current administrative problems and solution strategies in education.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open
EAD 955B Field Research Methods in Educational Administration
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Methods used in conducting field studies in educational organizations, with emphasis on interviews, observation, and participant observation.
Effective Dates:
FS96 - Open
EAD 960 Proseminar in Postsecondary Education
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open only to doctoral students in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education major.
Description:
Questions, trends, issues and resources in higher, adult, and lifelong education. Development of skills in problem identification, literature analysis, and scholarly writing.
Effective Dates:
FS01 - Open
EAD 963 Leadership in Postsecondary Education
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Leadership as a complex social phenomenon in higher, adult, and lifelong educational settings. Interdisciplinary theories of leadership as applied to postsecondary education.
Effective Dates:
FS01 - Open
EAD 964 Comparative Higher Education
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
National systems of higher education, policy challenges, international and comparative research.
Effective Dates:
SS11 - Open
EAD 965 Diversity and Equity in Postsecondary Education
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Promise, challenge, and management of diversity and equity in higher education. Analysis of data and policy. Management responses and strategies.
Effective Dates:
FS01 - Open
EAD 966 Students in Postsecondary Education
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open only to doctoral students in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education major.
Description:
Research and theoretical foundations concerning traditional and non-traditional college students. Literature from diverse fields such as higher education, adult learning, and multicultural education. Psychosocial and cognitive development of college students, learning and development across the life-span, experiences of diverse populations, impact of collegiate environments and structures on students.
Effective Dates:
FS01 - Open
EAD 967 Policy Development and Analysis in Postsecondary Education
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open only to doctoral students in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education major.
Description:
Higher education policy issues, policy-related research and development approaches.
Effective Dates:
FS01 - Open
EAD 968 Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum in Postsecondary Education
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open only to doctoral students in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education major.
Description:
Theories and current issues about teaching, learning, and curriculum in postsecondary education. Topics include learning contexts, learners, teachers, the learning process, curriculum.
Effective Dates:
FS01 - Open
EAD 970 Organization and Administration in Postsecondary Education
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open only to doctoral students in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education major.
Description:
Principles and patterns of organization and governance characteristic of colleges and universities. Administrative, trustee, faculty, and student roles.
Effective Dates:
FS01 - Open
EAD 972 International and Comparative Issues in Higher and Adult Education
Semester:
Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Recommended Background:
Prior or current study of higher & adult education or a practitioner in the field.
Description:
Higher and adult education in international contexts. Policy, organizational structures and behavior, curriculum, pedagogy, and student affairs.
Effective Dates:
US07 - Open
EAD 980 Engaged Educational Leadership
Semester:
Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Developing skills for engaged leadership. Convening forums to discuss and disseminate ideas for improvement of educational organizations and educational policy. Developing leadership skills that encourage and support agency of stakeholders.
Effective Dates:
US13 - SS24
EAD 981A Capstone I
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 4 Lab Hours: 4
Corequisite:
EAD 982A concurrently
Description:
Capstone group project.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
EAD 981B Capstone II
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 4 Lab Hours: 4
Corequisite:
EAD 982B concurrently
Description:
Capstone group project.
Effective Dates:
SS15 - Open
EAD 982A Capstone Seminar
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2
Corequisite:
EAD 981A concurrently
Description:
Capstone seminar to support ongoing work for capstone projects.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
EAD 982B Capstone Seminar II
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2
Corequisite:
EAD 981B concurrently
Description:
Capstone support seminar.
Effective Dates:
SS15 - Open
EAD 984 Human Resources for District Leaders
Semester:
Summer of even years
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Educational Leadership Major or approval of department.
Description:
Theories and practical tools to address human resources challenges in diverse school district contexts.
Effective Dates:
US22 - Open
EAD 987 Leadership for Social Justice
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Educational Leadership Major or approval of department.
Description:
Theories and approaches for understanding/introducing social justice into educational leadership practice.
Effective Dates:
FS22 - Open
EAD 990 Independent Study
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 15 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Advanced individual study in an area of K-12 administration or higher, adult, and lifelong education.
Effective Dates:
SS02 - Open
EAD 991A Special Topics in K-12 Administration
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Special topics in K-12 administration.
Effective Dates:
US00 - Open
EAD 991B Special Topics in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 15 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Special topics in the field of higher, adult and lifelong education.
Effective Dates:
SS02 - Open
EAD 991C Special Topics in Education Policy
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Special topics in education policy.
Effective Dates:
FS16 - Open
EAD 994 Laboratory and Field Experience in Educational Administration
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 6
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open only to doctoral students.
Description:
Supervised advanced graduate practica, observations, internships, or externships in K-12 administration and in higher, adult, and lifelong education.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open
EAD 995 Research Practicum in Educational Administration
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 3 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open only to doctoral students in the College of Education. Approval of department.
Description:
Supervised research practicum. Design, execution, analysis, presentation, critique, and revision of research projects.
Effective Dates:
FS00 - Open
EAD 999 Doctoral Dissertation Research
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 23
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 30 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to doctoral students in the College of Education or in the Department of Educational Administration.
Description:
Doctoral dissertation research.
Effective Dates:
US14 - Open