EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, FOUNDATIONS, AND RESEARCH (EPFR)
415-3 THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEARNER. Addresses characteristics of young adolescent learners and implications for instruction. Meets Illinois requirements for middle school endorsement, and is designed for pre-service or in-service teachers. Prerequisites: EDUC 305; EPFR 380; 381, or graduate standing.
451-3 GENDER AND EDUCATION. Policies and practices related to sex-role stereotyping, teacher expectations and gender, curricular bias, discrimination, personnel policies, strategies for change.
501-3 RESEARCH METHODS. Analysis of educational research methods. Focus on conceptual, methodological and practical issues addressing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies as related to current educational issues.
510-3 THE SCHOOL AND THE URBAN COMMUNITY. Crises and conflicts in education in urban areas; social stratification which has accompanied development of massive urban areas and schools. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
515-3 ISSUES IN LEARNING THEORY. Educational implications arising from major theoretical perspectives on learning. Course will take an in-depth look at selected topics in the field.
520-3 ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL ISSUES: PHILOSOPHICAL-HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS. Selected educational problems and issues. Philosophic-historic perspective.
521-3 ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL ISSUES: SOCIO-CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS. Selected educational problems and issues. Socio-cultural perspectives.
525-3 COMPARATIVE EDUCATION. Cross-cultural analysis of educational dynamics and systems in their social and historical contexts. Emphasis on comparative methodology.
563-2 to 3 SELECTED TOPICS IN FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION. Contemporary educational issues or problems from perspectives grounded in social theory or political and social philosophy. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours provided no topic is repeated.
575a-e-3 INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH. Research under supervision of graduate faculty member in: (a) Philosophy of education; (b) History of education; (c) Intercultural-comparative education; (d) Sociology of education; (e) Education and politics. Maximum credit accumulation for any combination of 575 a-e is 6 hours provided no topic is repeated. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and adviser.