CCD - Doctoral Core

The seminar provides students with an opportunity to engage in doctoral studies while developing scholarly habits of mind, honing in on the praxis of academic discourse, and becoming acquainted with organizations of their professional community. Through selected readings, discussions, writing activities, and speakers, the seminar provides students with an ongoing community as they engage in scholarly work. The course is designed to facilitate an emergent curriculum while also supporting students in setting goals for different phases of their doctoral work. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to the NCE doctoral program. Co-requisite(s): None. 1-6 semester hours

Doctoral Core I is required for all NCE doctoral students. The course explores contemporary educational issues and debates related to five core themes--equity, social justice, cultural diversity, progressive education, and democracy-- with particular emphasis on their interrelations of the themes. Students engage in and share inquiries that blend theory, research, and practice. A field-based inquiry is required for this course. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral standing. 3 semester hours

Doctoral Core II is required for all NCE doctoral students. The course explores contemporary educational issues and debates related to five core themes--equity, social justice, cultural diversity, progressive education, and democracy-- with particular emphasis on their interrelations of the themes. Students engage in and share inquiries that blend theory, research, and practice. A field-based inquiry is required for this course. Prerequisite(s): CCD610A. 3 semester hours

This course focuses on critical examination of the interrelations of theories, research, and practice related to cognition, motivation, and social and emotional learning in different instructional and learning contexts. Participants examine scholarly literature related to social and psychological processes of learning and investigate these in relation to teaching. The relation of out-of-school learning to learning in schools and the individual learner as an agent that has prior experiences, culture, purposes, and goals will be explored. The dynamic relationship between learner characteristics and the affordances and constraints of school as an institution will be examined. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to the NCE doctoral program or consent of instructor. Co-requisite(s): CCD 605 or consent of instructor. 3 semester hours

In this course participants consider what constitutes knowledge related to learning, teaching, and inquiry. They explore how knowledge is conceptualized, defined, legitimized (or not), codified, and enacted within broad educational contexts. Using exemplary texts that represent a multiplicity of epistemological stances and important contributions and debates within particular fields of study, participants engage in a process of examining whether/how social knowledge is constructed, warranted, represented, publicized, and often reified. Historical, contextual, normative, disruptive, and embodied aspects of knowledge will be explored through inquiry, representation, and discussion. A reflexive consideration of participant epistemological leanings and development is integrated throughout the course. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to the NCE Doctoral Program or the consent of the instructor. Corequisite(s): CCD 605. 3 semester hours

This course is designed to provide the participant with a basic understanding of policy, policy discourses, and critical policy analysis, particularly the analysis of policy ideology, politics, and policy consequences. Students will be given opportunities to analyze and critique policy from their chosen field (e.g., curriculum, special education, teacher education, literacy, leadership); critique policy making in action; develop a scholarly stance toward policy analysis; recognize the connections between justice, social action, policy, and practice; and formulate ideas and strategies for being policy change-agents in their chosen field of education. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to the NCE Doctoral Program or the consent ofthe instructor. Co-requisite(s): CCD 605. 3 semester hours

This course engages participants in a critical analysis of curricular and pedagogical knowledge requisite of teachers within the context of various disciplinary domains. The participants explore the nature of teaching and explicate meaning of effective pedagogical praxis. Participants critically explore the complexities of disciplinary knowledge as they are deeply implicated within a variety of educational contexts. The course emphasis is on designing educational curricula and experiences in ways that proactively address the diversity of leaners, access, engagement, and motivation in learning. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to the NCE Doctoral or the consent of the instructor. Co-requisite(s): CCD 605. 3 semester hours

A doctoral seminar dealing with current issues in education. Students can take the seminar for up to 6 sh. If taken more than one time, students must register for seminar on different topics. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral standing or consent of instructor. 1-3 Semester Hours

An independent study in one's area of interest. The independent study must be supervised by or done in collaboration with a faculty member and can be taken for no more than a total of 6 semester hours. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral standing or consent of instructor. Consent of advisor and program director. 1-6 semester hours

This course provides continuous registration as required until comprehensive/qualifying doctoral exam is passed and student is eligible to register for dissertation hours. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral Standing, consent of program director, and completion of all required program course hours. 0 semester hours

This course provides continuous registration as required until comprehensive/qualifying doctoral exam is passed and student is eligible to register for dissertation hours. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral Standing, consent of program director, and completion of all required program course hours. 0 semester hours

This course provides continuous registration as required until comprehensive/qualifying doctoral exam is passed and student is eligible to register for dissertation hours. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral Standing, consent of program director, and completion of all required program course hours. 0 semester hours

This course provides continuous registration as required until comprehensive/qualifying doctoral exam is passed and student is eligible to register for dissertation hours. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral Standing, consent of program director, and completion of all required program course hours. 0 semester hours

This course provides continuous registration as required until comprehensive/qualifying doctoral exam is passed and student is eligible to register for dissertation hours. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral Standing, consent of program director, and completion of all required program course hours. 0 semester hours

An independent study course in which the student works on a research dissertation under the supervision of faculty members. Prerequisite: Doctoral standing and consent of instructor. 1-4 semester hours

This course provides continuous registration until doctoral candidates complete and defend their dissertation. Doctoral candidates work closely with their dissertation chair and periodically communicate with members of the dissertation committee who provide guidance in conducting research and writing up the dissertation. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all required program course hours, passed qualifying exam, defended dissertation proposal. Co-requisite(s): None. 8 semester hours

Continuous registration required until dissertation is complete. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral standing, consent of instructor, and prior registration for the required number of hours in CCD 699A. 0 hours

This course provides continuous registration until doctoral candidates complete and defend their dissertation. Doctoral candidates work closely with their dissertation chair and periodically communicate with members of the dissertation committee who provide guidance in conducting research and writing up the dissertation. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all required program course hours, passed qualifying exam, defended dissertation proposal. Co-requisite(s): None. 12 semester hours

Continuous registration required until dissertation is complete. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral standing, consent of instructor, and prior registration for the required number of hours in CCD 699B. 0 semester hours

This course provides continuous registration until doctoral candidates complete and defend their dissertation. Doctoral candidates work closely with their dissertation chair and periodically communicate with members of the dissertation committee who provide guidance in conducting research and writing up the dissertation. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all required program course hours, passed qualifying exam, defended dissertation proposal. Co-requisite(s): None. 8 semester hours

Continuous registration required until dissertation is complete. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral standing, consent of instructor, and prior registration for the required number of hours in CCD 699C. 0 semester hours

This course provides continuous registration until doctoral candidates complete and defend their dissertation. Doctoral candidates work closely with their dissertation chair and periodically communicate with members of the dissertation committee who provide guidance in conducting research and writing up the dissertation. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all required program course hours, passed qualifying exam, defended dissertation proposal. Co-requisite(s): None. 8 semester hours

Continuous registration required until dissertation is complete. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral standing, consent of instructor, and prior registration for the required number of hours in CCD 699D. 0 semester hours

This course provides continuous registration until doctoral candidates complete and defend their dissertation. Doctoral candidates work closely with their dissertation chair and periodically communicate with members of the dissertation committee who provide guidance in conducting research and writing up the dissertation. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all required program passed qualifying exam, defended dissertation proposal. Co-requisite(s): None. 8 semester hours

Continuous registration required until dissertation is complete. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral standing, consent of instructor, and prior registration for the required number of hours in CCD699E. 0 semester hour

This course provides continuous registration until doctoral candidates complete and defend their dissertation. Doctoral candidates work closely with their dissertation chair and periodically communicate with members of the dissertation committee who provide guidance in conducting research and writing up the dissertation. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all required program course hours, passed qualifying exam, defended dissertation proposal Co-requisite(s): None. 8 semester hours

Continuous registration required until dissertation is complete. Prerequisite(s): Doctoral standing, consent of instructor, and prior registration for the required number of hours in CCD 699F. 0 semester hours