Issues in Educational Research and Practice

Introduction to research methodologies, and the relationships among theory, practice, and research. Emphasis on developing the abilities of students as educational researchers. Students will also be assisted in completing capstone electronic portfolios that will demonstrate their professional growth and success in addressing state mandated curriculum standards over a four-year period.

Required field experience.

Prerequisites: Completion of ED 490, 491, 492 or consent of the instructor.

Offered every spring semester.

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Voices from the Field:

"I don't have all the answers yet, and that is one of the things that I value most about this process. I am a learner again, studying my classroom, always changing and adapting, searching for better ways to teach. But I am beginning to believe that 95 percent of the difference lies in the changes that have taken place within me."

Stumbo, student teacher
Voices from the Field