Integrative Capstone: Action Research and Program Synthesis

Catalog description

This culminating capstone course must be taken as the final course in the Master of Arts in Education program after completion of approved plan of study. Candidates synthesize learning from their core and elective coursework to design an action research proposal focused on a clearly defined, relational problem of practice in a professional context. Drawing on learning science, equity-minded pedagogy, and technology-enhanced practice, candidates refine a practitioner research question, develop a feasible action research design, and communicate how their proposed study can drive change and improvement in classrooms, school, and educational organizations.