Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS)

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Courses primarily for graduate students, open to qualified undergraduates:

Credits: 1-3.

Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Supervised field experience in equity and social justice inside/outside higher education. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)

Courses for graduate students:

Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.

(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)

Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.

(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)

Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.

(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)

Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.

(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)

Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.

(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)

Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.

(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)

Credits: 3.

Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
This experience is designed to explore a topic addressed in one of the thematic seminars. The product of the capstone experience is a written paper of sufficient quality to be submitted to a scholarly journal for review. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Introduction to social justice theory, research, and practice from a variety of theoretical perspectives in the context of education and broader society. (Typically Offered: Fall)

(Cross-listed with WGS 6210).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Critical examination of the theoretical foundations of contemporary and historical pedagogical traditions that seek to challenge the status quo, expand justice,and deepen democracy. (Typically Offered: Spring)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Critically probes the philosophical and historical foundations of indigenous epistemologies and knowledge systems. Examination of policy, social, theoretical, research, and P-20 educational issues from a decolonial perspective. (Typically Offered: Spring)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Exploration of the central tenets of critical race theory. Examination of policy, social and educational issues from a critical race perspective. (Typically Offered: Summer)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Exploration of gender and sexuality in education. (Typically Offered: Summer)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

An examination of how changes in the interest of social justice have occurred historically in education. Exploration of social movements and theories of social change. (Typically Offered: Fall)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Introduction to current theoretical, practical, and research-based policy debates related to the P-20 educational system. Critical analysis and evaluation of government policies, initiatives, funding, and other regulatory levers related to education. Intensive reading and discussion of the nature of theory, evidence, practice of education policy. Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Introduction to the historical and contemporary landscape of P-20 schooling in the United States. Emphasis on topics and tensions in the relationship between school and society (e.g. equity of access to education and competing purposes of education) and the implications of these topics and tensions for teaching, learning, and leadership in schools across the P-20 continuum. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: Graduate standing and admission to Ed.D. program
Theory of inclusive leadership and organizations for the Education Doctorate program in the School of Education. Topics for practitioner-scholars related to educational leadership, current issues in the field, and program success.

Credits: 3.

Contemporary issues of equity and diversity across P-20+ school settings. Relevant history, philosophy, theory, and research is highlighted to understand how equity and diversity is conceptualized, addressed, researched, and contextualized at micro and macro levels of educational settings. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Introductory doctoral research course addresses the fundamental concepts and procedures that form the foundations of empirical research in the social sciences and education. Orient scholar-practitioners regarding how to design an empirical research study that identifies a problem of practice, and developing the necessary knowledge and skills to complete an action research dissertation. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: Admission to Ed.D. program
Qualitative research approaches and methods for applied research in P-20 education settings; research designs, data collection, and data analysis with a focus on action research.

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: Admission to Ed.D. program
Quantitative research approaches and methods for applied research in P-20 education settings; research designs, data collection, and data analysis with a focus on action research.

Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Development of dissertation in practice proposal. Formulating research questions, theoretical/conceptual frameworks, literature review, research design, and methodology. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)