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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS-DOCTORAL LEVEL EDUCATION (EDU)

7053 Inferential Statistics
(3-0) 3 hours credit. The logic of inference in research with special emphasis on statistical techniques and the appropriate types of inference related to each. Computer programs will be used to analyze simulated data.

7103 Qualitative Research
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Definition of and rationale for qualitative research. Delineation of procedures used in qualitative research: problems, hypotheses, data collection and analysis, conclusions, and significance of findings.

7113 Educational Research Statistics: Descriptive and Comparative
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Review of descriptive statistics, study of comparative statistics including t-tests and ANOVA, reporting and plotting functions, and Chi-square applications.

7133 The Role of Research in Educational Environments
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: EDU 7053 or EDU 7113. Application of research techniques in school-based settings. Students design research proposals using qualitative and quantitative perspectives and ‘pilot test’ them in an educational environment.

7213 School Reform
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Examination of the historical and philosophical roots of school reform during the last 100 years. The course will focus on different perspectives on analysis and evaluation of school reform efforts for culturally diverse populations.

7223 Learning in a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Society: Infancy through Adulthood
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Examination of development changes throughout the lifespan from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Emphasis on psychological, anthropological, and sociolinguistic principles and their application to learning and teaching in a culturally and linguistically diverse society.

7403 Education, Cultural Differences, and Acculturation
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Advanced level consideration of the impact of cultural differences upon the education process. Interactions of schooling and social life with the process of acculturation. Study of procedures and techniques for identifying and ameliorating educational problems related to cultural differences.

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