Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Total minimum hours: 51 hours
(not including Dissertation or courses in other departments)

List of Possible Courses

General C & I Requirements (Minimum: 21 hours)

Listed below are some of the courses that fulfill program requirements; other courses may be substituted for those on this list. Consult the course schedule and meet with the program advisor to make appropriate selections.

Learning and Instructional Theory (3 hours minimum

• EDC 385G ……Learning Theory: Instructional Implications
• EDC 383T ……Instructional Theory
• EDP 382L ……Psychology of Learning
• EDP 380G ……Human Learning
• EDC 381M …...Designs for Instruction
• EDC 385G ……Theories of Childhood Education
• EDC 385G ……Thinking as Social Construction in Childhood

Curriculum Theory and Development (3 hours minimum)

• EDC 383N ……Curriculum Theory
• EDC 381J …….Curriculum Organization
• EDC 385G ……Early Childhood Education Programs

Cultural Foundations (3 hours minimum)

• EDC 380G …….Anthropology of Education
• EDC 385K …….General Foundations of Education
• EDC 385G …….Foundations of Curriculum Decisions
• EDC 385H …….Introduction to Multicultural Education
• EDA 388P …….Politics of Education
• EDC 392L …….Philosophical Foundations of Education

Research Methodology (12 hours minimum)
[organized courses, of which 6 hours must represent content equivalent to that provided in EDC 684PA/PB]

Foundations of Inquiry (3 hours)

• EDC 385G …….Introduction to Systems of Inquiry
• EDP 382 ………Philosophy of Social Science
• EDA 387A …….Introduction to Systems of Inquiry

Quantitative Research Methods (3 or 6 hours)

• EDP 371……….Introduction to Statistics
• EDC 684PA …..Research Design and Analysis I
• EDC 684PB …..Research Design and Analysis II
• EDP 380E …….Fundamental of Statistics
• EDP 380P …….Evaluation Models and Techniques
• EDP 380P …….Measurement and Evaluation
• EDP 380P …….Multidimensional Scaling
• EDP 382K …….Correlation and Regression
• EDP 382K …….Survey of Multivariate Methods
• EDP 482K …….Experimental Design and Statistical Inference
• PSY 384K …….Advanced Statistics
• PSY 391P …….Design, Measurement, and Analysis
• CD 380K ……...Research Methods: Child Development

Qualitative Research Methods (3 or 6 hours)

• EDP 384 …….Qualitative Research Methods
• EDC 385H …..Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Methods
• EDC 385G …..Qualitative Research in Educational Settings
• EDC 385G …..Qualitative Research: Mixed Methods Investigation
• EDA 381P …..Qualitative Research Design

Directed Research (Minimum: 12 hours)

• EDC 396T …….Directed Research
• EDC 385G …….Research in Early Childhood Education (meets requirement for EDC 396T)
• Select one of the following: (meets requirement for EDC 396T)
  • EDC 385G …….Inquiry in Play
  • EDC 385G …….Thinking as Social Construction in Childhood
  • EDC 385G …….Parents and EducationIII. Specialization Minimum: 18 hours

Specialization (Minimum: 18 hours)

The total hours will vary with the course work completed before entering the program.

Selections will be made from the following courses:

• EDC 385G …….Social Context of Childhood Education
• EDC 385G …….Inquiry in Play
• EDC 385G …….Thinking as Social Construction in Childhood
• EDC 385G …….Parents and Education
• EDC 385G …….Theories of Childhood Education
• EDC 385G …….Early Childhood Education Programs
• EDC 385G …….Research in Early Childhood Education
• EDC 385G …….Early Childhood Teacher Education
• EDC 385G …….Critical Perspectives on Childhood EducationIV

Courses in other Departments (Minimum: 6 hours)

Coursework from General Requirements, Directed Research, and Specialization may fulfill this requirement; need not be 6 additional hours.

Dissertation (Minimum: 2 consecutive semesters)

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