UED 71100 – Studying Educators Lives: The Use of History and Biography, Semel
This course examines the history of educators in urban schools, beginning with the progressive era in which the most dramatic reforms took place that continue to shape our urban schools today and the lives of teachers and administrators in these schools. Through a number of biographies of city teachers and leaders, histories of teachers and leaders, and histories of teaching methods, students will analyze the ways in which urban teaching and administration has changed over time and how, despite significant social, political and educational change, there has been significant constancy. The course will examine a number of themes, including issues of race, social class, ethnicity and gender, differences in place (Are urban schools really different?), differences in types of schools (i.e. public vs. private), and the role of teachers in school reform. Particular attention will be given to methodology; that is, the ways in which historians learn about teachers’ lives and teachers’ practice.

UED 71200 – Research Seminar in AHSS, Epstein
The course will focus on the use of cognitive, sociocultural and critical theory to conduct research, as well as explore a variety of qualitative methodological approaches to investigate teaching and learning in school and community settings.  Readings will include examinations of exemplary empirical studies in the arts, literacy and history/citizenship education.  Students are encouraged to design and refine a study for the dissertation and will receive feedback on the study from the professor and classmates. 
 

UED 72100 – Contemporary Theory, Methods, and Research in Urban SMT, Tobin
Participants will review and critique contemporary research and theories pertaining to science education, mathematics education, and the learning sciences. An historical approach will be used to create trajectories to depict developments across the key focus areas in each science and mathematics education and the learning sciences. The key centers of intellectual activity in each of these areas will be identified and studied so that all participants will have deep knowledge of the research networks within one of the three areas—science and mathematics education, and the learning sciences.

UED 73100 – Design and Method in Urban Policy Research, Anyon
This advanced seminar addresses various approaches that might be considered when planning research in urban policy settings. There are a number of designs and methods available for use, involving, for example, institutional or historical ethnography, political economy, narrative, case study, discourse analysis, social network analysis, participant action research (PAR), and quantitative assessment. And there are many theorists who could be helpful in designing a research project – Burawoy, Marcus, Fairclough, Gee, Smith, Scott, Freire, Vygotsky, Kingdon, Domhoff, Crenshaw, Delgado, Bourdieu, and Foucault, among others. This course assists students sort out what design and methods might meet their research needs. Readings will be tailored to individual student interests.  

UED 75100 – Youth Political/Civic Development, Ruck
How do young people become politically engaged in society?  What opportunities do young people have for the development of citizenship?  Why is a civic identity important in young people? What roles do schools play in fostering civic engagement?  Are there obstacles to political socialization?  There has been a renewed interest in answering questions focusing on political development and civic engagement in young people.  This seminar examines the germane literature and research (national and international) on young people’s political development.  In addition, close attention will be paid to how factors such as race/ethnicity and class influence children and adolescents’ political socialization/civic development.

UED 75100 – Multicultural Education, Spring
With the increasing migration of the world's peoples, multicultural education is a global topic. This course will examine differing national approaches to multicultural education and issues, regarding minority cultures and languages. In addition, national minorities and migrant populations face problems of cultural adjustment, identity, and possible oppression. These issues will be explored in the framework of cross cultural psychology.  The course will also examine struggles to maintain languages and cultures when faced with attempts at deculturalization by a dominant power and with the development of a world culture. The class will examine lesson plans for multicultural education and they will be asked to develop their own lessons.