U ED. 73100 Area Seminar: Theory, Power, & Resistance in Ed. Policy Studies, Jean Anyon [67949]
How do Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, Derrick Bell, James C. Scott, and Judith Butler discuss resistance to power, subordination or discrimination? What is power and what is resistance in their terms, and how do we study these? What place can theories of power and resistance have in education policy studies? How can we use theory and research to assist in the daily struggle against unjust power? We will study the work of these theoreticians and ponder answers to these questions.

U ED. 73200 Research Seminar in Educational Policy Studies, Jean Anyon [67947]
A focus on research methodologies appropriate to Education Policy research. Course is designed for advanced students working toward second examination and dissertation proposal.

U ED. 72200 Research Seminar in Science Math and Technology, Sonya Martin [67946]
The course will address cutting edge research published in the leading journals and books in science, mathematics and technology education. School and on-school settings will be explored.  Participants will become familiar with the landscape of research in the three areas and will specialize in one, building an understanding of the current theory and research methods that define the best of scholarship in the area.  The course also will examine the history of research in SMT from the beginning of the 20th Century and especially since the launch of the Sputniks in 1957. All students will enhance the skills needed to search the literature, and use databases such as the Web of Science and Dissertation Abstracts International. All participants will build an annotated bibliography of salient research in urban science, mathematics or technology education (one specialist area) and show evidence of competent professional writing and reviewing.

U ED. 75200 Program Seminar: Educating Educators, Nicholas Michelli [67952]
This program seminar is an overview of policy, practice, and research regarding how educators are prepared in the United States with special focus on urban educators.  Students will engage in discussion and research around critical questions central to the field.  Class sessions will include interviews with leaders possibly including policy makers, researchers, publishers, administrators and faculty in teacher education as well as candidates in teacher education programs from a several settings.

U ED. 75200 Program Seminar: Immigrants in US Schools, Stacey Lee [67953]  
Immigrants in US Schools examines the social and academic experiences of immigrants in elementary and secondary schools in the US.  Particular attention will be given to the way issues of race, class and gender inform educational experiences.

U ED. 75200 Program Seminar: Globalization of Schooling and Pedagogy, Joel Spring [67954]
The course’s title, Globalization of Schooling and Pedagogy, refers to the growing interconnectedness and uniformity of national educational systems. This seminar will discuss the major education issues affecting most nations in the world, such as multiculturalism, language diversity, nationalism, and the rise of the educational security state. Discussions of culture and language diversity will focus on recent studies in social psychology on differences between cultures on how students see and know the world. The seminar will also consider the effect on education policies of the activities of the World Bank, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United Nations, and the large number of global non-government organizations (NGOs), particularly human rights and environmental groups. The seminar will also consider alternatives to the current economic paradigm guiding global policies, including the policies of the United States.

The seminar will discuss readings on education, globalization, and cultural differences. Participants will be asked to write two essays on topics they select that relate their interests and field of studies to global issues.