RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PARADIGMS IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

EDPOL 603

Examines applied research and evaluation design. Explains the basic components of the research process: conceptualization and measurement, sample selection, and techniques for data generation. Explores and practices research techniques, including survey, focus groups, interviews, etc. Entails a developmental sequence of assignments culminating in a research proposal.

EDPOL 606

Focuses on the role of research and evaluation in program development. Design, plan, and manage research and program evaluations. Includes discussion and debate regarding a series of case studies. Asks how, and under what conditions, research and evaluation contribute to equity goals.

CURRIC 715

Introductory survey of empirical foundations of research. Development of methods and tools of research.

EDPOL 601

How can research and evaluation serve as mechanisms for advancing equity and justice? Interdisciplinary approach to foundational understanding of educational research and program evaluation. Explores common types of program evaluation and examine how equity-oriented frameworks can inform research and evaluation projects. Considers how politics shape who evaluates, for what reasons, and with what consequences. Engage in systematic inquiry using evaluation research methods, including data collection, analysis, and interpretation.

CURRIC 712

Become familiar with faculty, procedures, policy, and the wide range of research in curriculum and instruction.