Introduction to Doctoral Studies: Theory and Research in Curriculum and Teaching

Catalog description

This course provides a brief overview of theory and research in curriculum and teaching. Students will consider how their own positionality influences ways in which they read and interpret educational research. Conversely, students will also understand how a researcher's positionality influences all aspects of their research, including: questions asked; theoretical framework adopted; methodologies chosen; data collection; analysis and interpretation of data; results or findings; and implications. Students will also engage in studying selected influences of curriculum history, particularly post 1945-present. These influences include: The Cold War, Civil Rights Movement, The War on Poverty, No Child Left Behind, and the Standards Movement. This course will serve as a beginning to cultivating student interests in developing their own research studies by weaving together theory, research, practice, and policy within education.