Graduate Catalog 2022-2023

EDF 601 Discourse Analysis in Language and Literacy Research

An introduction to the theory and methods of microethnographic discourse analysis approaches to the study of language and literacy events. Students will be encouraged to pursue their individual research interests in work for the course.
3

Prerequisites

SRM 680 with a minimum grade of C

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDF 610 Teacher Research

Provides teachers with an analytic framework for understanding different types of teacher research as well as strategies and techniques for conducting research in K-12 schools.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDF 618 Internship in Cultural Studies and Equity

This course is designed to assist students in the completion of their internship for the Cultural Studies and Equity Graduate Certificate. The course will guide students in applying theoretical and empirical understandings of cultural diversity and equity in their selected field placement. S/U graded.
1

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

EDF 619 Pluralism in Education

Assists student in recognizing need for creating processes that enable children, educators and others to support and design a culturally and socially diverse curriculum.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDF 622 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
1- 3

Special Notes

Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

EDF 640 Psychological Foundations of Education

Exploration and analysis of possible range of assumptions about nature of human activity (thinking, behaving, feeling) and implications of those assumptions relative to educational enterprise.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDF 642 Foundations of Environmental Education

Exploration of historical, political, and sociological foundations of environmental education in the US and internationally. Particular attention paid to curriculum in formal and non-formal schooling.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDF 645 Innovative Practice in Contemporary Education

Explores contemporary education trends, including strategies for English language learners, and promotes reflection and action toward responsible leadership for diverse students in an era of innovation and change; examines current issues in instructional and assessment practices, from social and historical and political perspectives.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDF 648 Foundations of Instructional Methods

General principles of curriculum design, pedagogy and assessment with content area concentrations. Special focus on the research literature on assessment and instruction practices.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDF 653 Educational Inquiry Seminar

Teacher candidates reflect upon applied theories of methods, assessment, and pedagogy to diverse contexts; data collection for capstone.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Secondary Pedagogy Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDF 662 Foundations of Curriculum Development and Instructional Practice

Examines nature and scope of curriculum planning, instructional design, decision making, and implementation. Delivery and instruction of a curriculum, the process for changing curriculum are investigated.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDF 664 Instruction and Assessment

Examine current issues in instructional and assessment practices, from social and historical and political perspectives; focus on the research literature on instruction and assessment practices.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDF 670 Introduction of Research Literature

Examines roots of educational research, its evolution in context of educational reform. Conceptual base in the interpretation, application, and dissemination of current and emerging literature.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDF 685 Philosophical Foundations of Education

Examine leading contemporary and classical philosophical systems and how they culminate in practical educational goals, systems of justification and practices. Includes the study of educational aims and values.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR