Evidence and Method in Education Research

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Understanding evidence is critical to engaging as citizens and leaders the 21st century. This is particularly true in education research, policy, and practice. Recent years have seen an explosion of empirical education research, requirements that policies be evidence-based, and rapid expansion of the use of evidence in school settings. This course will introduce students to a range of methods used to generate evidence in education. It is a required course in the Education concentration.