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The University of Arizona 1993-95 General Catalog Catalog Home All UA Catalogs UA Home
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Education (EDUC) Education Building, Room 201 (520) 621-1461 The College of Education offers certain courses that are not directly affiliated with any of the academic departments in the college. In many cases, these courses are college-wide requirements for degree programs. Education (EDUC) 350. Schooling in America (3) I II S Nature and functions of schools in society; school reform proposals; moral dimensions of schooling; equality of educational opportunity; alternatives to schooling; nature of teaching profession. Writing-emphasis course for all TTE students. P, satisfaction of the upper-division writing-proficiency requirement (see "Writing-Emphasis Courses" in the Academic Policies and Graduation Requirements section of this catalog). 500. Disciplined Inquiry in Education (3) I II S Introduction to research methods in education: analysis of research; writing of research reviews; applying research results in educational settings. 501. Foundations of Education (3) I II S Schools and social institutions; political and social influences on education; nature of the education profession; reform and implementation in education. 502. Variations in Learners (3) I II S Nature and extent of differences among learners, both among and within groups; causes and factors relating to variations in learners; implications for educational placement, curricular planning and program development. 600. Quantitative/Inferential Methods in Education (4) I II S Statistical knowledge for use in describing educational research data and relationships between sets of data; statistical relationships among various forms of educational research inquiry. P, 500. 601. Qualitative Methods in Education (3) I II S Introduction to theory and methods of conducting research through extended participant observation in school or community settings; field work, ethnography, case study, qualitative methods. P, 500. 602. Research Design and Techniques in Education (3) I II S In- depth explorations of various research paradigms in educational inquiry and their research designs; critical analysis of the structure and logic of various designs and techniques; preparation of research proposals. P, 600, 601. 604. Leadership for Educational Change (3) I II S Investigations of the characteristics of leadership as they apply to changing basic educational organizational structures and processes. 605. Evaluation of Educational Programs and Personnel (3) I II S Models, purposes served, contextual influences and procedures employed in evaluating educational programs and personnel. P, 500. 606. Policy Analysis in Education (3) I II S Understanding of and necessary skills to provide leadership in the area of educational policy development and analysis. 611. Comparative Education (3) I II Emphasis on comparative education methodology; analysis of selected national education systems, with focus on sociocultural foundations; curriculum and instruction; administration; teacher education; contemporary trends and issues; implications for education in the United States. 612. Philosophy of Education (3) I II Analysis of values and conflicts in American culture as these direct educational policy; critical examination of contending philosophies in the light of democratic ideals. 613. History of Western Education (3) I II The historical development of western educational thought from its origins to the present. 614. History of Education in the United States (3) I II The development of American educational thought from its colonial origin to the present. 615. Educational Sociology (3) I II The school as a social institution; social functions of the school; social processes, socialization, and stratification in education; informal and formal systems and the bureaucratic structure of the school. See:Educational Administration and Higher Education Educational Psychology Language, Reading and Culture Special Education and Rehabilitation Teaching and Teacher Education |
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