Adrian Dominican School of Education
Curriculum and Instruction, Ph.D.
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Curriculum and Instruction Core (18 credits)

EDU 707

Curriculum: Theory and Research

EDU 713

Advanced Theories and Models of Instruction

EDU 724

Leadership for Change in Curriculum
             A Curriculum Evaluation and Research
             B Early and Middle Childhood Education
             C Reading, Literacy and Cognition
             D TESOL

EDU 728

Curriculum Evaluation

EDU 736

Research and Policy Trends
             A Curriculum Evaluation and Research
             B Early and Middle Childhood Education
             C Reading, Literacy and Cognition
             D TESOL

EDU 775

Doctoral Colloquium in Curriculum:
Special Topics, Issues, and Scholarship
             A Curriculum Evaluation and Research
             B Early and Middle Childhood Education
             C Reading, Literacy and Cognition
             D TESOL

Research Core (15 credits)

HSE 703 Philosophy of Science and Theory Development
HES 705 Qualitative Methods of Inquiry

HSE 707

Quantitative Methods of Inquiry

2 of 3 Advanced Research Courses
HSE 706
OR
HSE 708

Advanced Qualitative Methods
OR
Advanced Quantitative Methods

Mixed Methods Research

Areas of Specialization: (15 credits each)
Curriculum Evaluation and Research Specialization:

EDU 702

Contemporary Issues in Urban Education

EDU 719

Issues in Educational Assessment

EDU 735

Advanced Curriculum Theory and Planning

EDU 745

Research on Teaching and Learning

RES 750A

Applied Research in Curriculum

Early and Middle Childhood Specialization:

EDU 709

Urban Issues and Historical Perspectives in Early and Middle Childhood Education

EDU 715

Early and Middle Childhood Assessment: Practices, Policies, and Theories

EDU 721

Language and Literacy Development

EDU 745

Research on Teaching and Learning

RES 750B

Applied Research in Early and Middle Childhood Education

Reading, Literacy and Cognition:

EDU 714

Literacy Assessment and Evaluation

EDU 721

Language and Literacy Development

EDU 723

Advanced Seminar in Reading

EDU 730

Psychology of Reading

RES 750C

Applied Research in Reading, Literacy and Cognition

TESOL Specialization:

TSL 738

Language Development for English as a Second Language (ESL) Students

TSL 745

Theories and Principles of Bilingual Education

TSL 760

Advanced Seminar in TESOL

TSL 770

Advanced Assessment and Evaluation of English Language Learners

RES 750D

Applied Research in TESOL

Dissertation (6 credits minimum)

EDU 798

Dissertation Seminar (3 credits)

EDU 799

Dissertation (3 credits)

EDU 800

Continuous Matriculation (1-3 credit hours)

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