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2012-2014 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ED 6150 - Field Experiences and Action Research

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This course will engage students in an investigation of the culture of schooling and a critical examination of educational research. The purposes of the class include analysis of schooling through observation, interview, and qualitative study. Students will study how teachers organize classrooms, how they interact with students, how they strategize for student learning, how they make decisions, how they plan lessons and units, how they assess student learning, and how they augment their own knowledge through staff development and action research. Students in this course will also learn qualitative research methodologies, especially observation and interview techniques. A significant amount of time is spent in diverse school settings. Certification course.