Program Requirements
Thesis Courses (24 credits)
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EDEM 621 Thesis 1 (6 credits)
Overview
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed : Departmental seminar to guide students through the process of developing a thesis proposal, identifying a supervisor, research sites and participants, and considering ethical issues.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Gonsalves, Allison; Harden-Wolfson, Emma; Malenfant, Jayne; Ballinger, Susan Gail; Zanazanian, Paul; Harvey, Blane; Mitchell, Claudia A; Tabi, Emmanuel; Smith-Gilman, Sheryl; Carter, Mindy; Jao, Limin; Strong, Teresa; Nafziger, Rhoda Nanre; Savard, Annie (Fall) Gonsalves, Allison (Winter)
Fall, Winter
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EDEM 623 Thesis 2 (6 credits)
Overview
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed : Continuation of EDEM 621.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Gonsalves, Allison; Harden-Wolfson, Emma; Malenfant, Jayne; Ballinger, Susan Gail; Zanazanian, Paul; Mitchell, Claudia A; Zhao, Pengfei; Tabi, Emmanuel; Low, Bronwen; Smith-Gilman, Sheryl; Carter, Mindy; Harvey, Blane; Strong, Teresa; Nafziger, Rhoda Nanre (Fall) Harvey, Blane; Jao, Limin; Savard, Annie; Gonsalves, Allison (Winter)
Fall, Winter
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EDEM 699 Thesis 3 (12 credits)
Overview
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed : Final synthesis of the research project.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Kobiela, Marta (Fall) Gonsalves, Allison; Malenfant, Jayne; Ballinger, Susan Gail; Zanazanian, Paul; Harden-Wolfson, Emma; Mitchell, Claudia A; Zhao, Pengfei; Tabi, Emmanuel; Low, Bronwen; Smith-Gilman, Sheryl; Carter, Mindy; Harvey, Blane; Strong, Teresa; Nafziger, Rhoda Nanre (Winter)
Fall, Winter
Required Courses (12 credits)
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EDEC 624 Researching, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education (3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : Current trends in research on teaching, learning, and teacher education in general and in specific content areas, including specific methods of data collection and analysis that are appropriate for use in studies of teaching practices, learning processes, and their interactions.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Kobiela, Marta (Fall)
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EDEC 625 MA Seminar in Practice-Based Teacher Education 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : Seminar that provides an overview of research in practice-based teacher education, across content areas, and apprenticeship opportunities in teacher preparation contexts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Restrictions: Open only to students enrolled in the MA in Education and Society; MA in Leadership; MA in Second Language Education; or permission of instructor
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EDEC 626 MA Seminar in Math and Science Education 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : Seminar that provides an overview of research in math and science education and apprenticeship opportunities in math or science teacher preparation contexts.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Asghar, Anila (Winter)
Prerequisite: EDEC 625.
Restrictions: Open only to students enrolled in the M.A. in Education and Society; Science and Math Education program or permission of instructor
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EDEM 690 Research Methods: Theory and Practice (3 credits)
Overview
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed : Overview of the epistemological foundations of a range of research methods, including but not limited to quantitative, philosophical, qualitative, arts-based, and mixed methods. Students will learn techniques to conduct research and to develop a research proposal.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: McPherson, Heather (Fall)
Fall, Winter
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
3 credits of graduate-level courses from the following:
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EDEC 646 Sociocultural and Epistemic Understandings of Science (3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : This course presents historical, philosophical and sociocultural perspectives on construction of knowledge in the natural sciences. A particular emphasis will be placed on how social, cultural, and political forces shape the products of scientific practices, the importance of scientific literacy, and the relevance this bears for science education and science education research.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Students must have completed, with a grade of C or higher, a minimum of 24 credits in Science courses. We will also consider enrollment from students with experience teaching secondary science.
Restriction(s): MATL Science and Technology Students, PhD or MA Science Education Students or by permission from the instructor.
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EDEC 647 Sociocultural and Epistemic Understandings of Mathematics (3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : This course presents historical, philosophical and sociocultural perspectives on construction of knowledge in mathematics. An emphasis will also be placed on how social and cultural forces shape mathematical practices, the importance of mathematical literacy, and the relevance this bears for mathematics education and mathematics education research.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): Students must have completed, with a grade of C or higher, a minimum of 24 credits in Mathematics courses. We will also consider enrollment from students with experience teaching mathematics.
Restriction(s): MATL Science and Technology Students, PhD or MA Mathematics & Science Education Students or by permission from the instructor.
3 credits of courses, from the following:
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EDEC 606 Self-Study, Autoethnography, and Autobiographical Research
(3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : Critical and ethical engagement with the relationship between self and other through various auto/biographical approaches to research in education, such as self-study, autoethnography, currere, life writing, artistic practices, writing the self, and memory-work. Exploration of various forms of writing, representation, analysis and critical discussion
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Strong, Teresa (Fall)
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EDEC 630 Ethnographic Approaches to Research
(3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : Ethnography as a qualitative research approach that allows researchers to conduct in-depth studies of complex social and cultural practices. Hands-on experience in ethnographic field work and practice ethnographic research methods are offered. Focus on history and application of a range of ethnographic approaches including traditional, critical, visual, activist, institutional, and collaborative ethnography.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken EDSL 630.
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EDEC 635 Research Writing (3 credits)
Overview
Curriculum and Instruction : The course offers a research-led introduction to processes and practices of research writing. Working to develop their research writing projects, students learn to examine, critically reflect on, and participate in the research writing practices in their fields, guided by current research on the discursive construction of knowledge.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Peters, Stephen (Winter)
Fall, Winter
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EDEM 609 Critical Perspectives in Educational Theory and Research (3 credits)
Overview
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed : Critical exploration of contemporary issues in educational theory and research, in terms of current scholarship in the field, current educational contexts, and various research paradigms. Educational issues as expressions of social, ethical, political, economic, epistemological and cultural reconfigurations. Students will learn to be critical consumers of educational theories and research.
Terms: Fall 2024, Summer 2025
Instructors: Howard, Philip S S (Fall) Tabi, Emmanuel (Summer)
Fall, Winter
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
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EDEM 644 Curriculum Development and Implementation (3 credits)
Overview
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed : Explores and critiques the processes of curriculum development, implementation and evaluation in relation to the field of curriculum studies. The focus will be on the role of the educator/leader as a curriculum professional in formal and non-formal learning environments.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Carter, Mindy; Benoit, Brian (Winter)
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EDEM 692 Qualitative Research Methods (3 credits)
Overview
Admin & Policy Studies in Ed : Theoretical and practical exploration of the foundations of qualitative methods, with emphasis on underlying principles.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Boyle, Dale (Winter)
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EDER 608 Educational Implications of Social Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An analysis of some of the educational implications of various social and political theories: liberalism, Marxism and others.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Fall
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EDPE 635 Theories of Learning and Instruction (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : An analysis of the relationship between theory and research about learning and teaching from a historical perspective.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Dub茅, Adam; Erten, Ozlem (Winter)
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EDPE 676 Intermediate Statistics (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Concepts and procedures of conducting basic descriptive and inferential statistics, including analysis of variance, correlation, and regression models. Provides experience with data-analysis tools.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Robinson, Kristy (Fall)
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EDPE 687 Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : The logics of design and selection of phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case study and mixed design methods with emphasis on data analysis in light of issues of research purpose, epistemology, reliability and validity.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Sinacore, Ada L (Winter)
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EDTL 500 Applications of Educational Psychology Across Classrooms (3 credits)
Overview
EDTL : Selected contemporary theories of human learning and development and their evidence base, including models of individual difference, learning styles, independence and motivation. Implications of selected theoretical models and evidence for educational practice, planning and professional reflection in inclusive classrooms. The role of parents, families/guardians and the complementary role of ancillary educational services in relation to classroom applications of theories. All addressed through the development of professional competencies.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Benoit, Brian (Fall)
Winter
Offered by: Educational and Counselling Psychology
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EDTL 508 Critical Educational Praxis (3 credits)
Overview
EDTL : Implications of intercultural/multicultural, global, environmental and social justice advances as these affect critical thinking and inform practice in the classroom. Addressed through the development of professional competencies.
Terms: Winter 2025, Summer 2025
Instructors: Jordan, Steve (Winter)
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
Elective Course (3 credits)
3 credits at the 500, 600, or 700 level chosen in consultation with the Thesis Supervisor or Graduate Program Director.
