Department of
Educational Policy Studies
EDPS 361 EDUCATION IN URBAN CONTEXT
Instructors: Christopher Miller, Ward Weldon Cross-disciplinary, critical analysis of relationships between public schools and their urban contexts, with attention to implications for teaching and learning. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or above and admission to the Bachelor of Arts in elementary Education program.
EDPS 510 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION IN POLICY STUDIES Instructor: Mark Smylie This required doctoral seminar will be taken in the first year of doctoral study. It introduces theoretical perspectives and research problems in both concentrations of the Ph.D. program as well as relation between educational and social change. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Policy Studies in Urban Education program or consent of the instructor.
EDPS 512 DATA AND INTERPRETATION IN EDUCATIONAL POLICY STUDIES
Instructor: Christopher Miller Methodology course providing students with basic understanding and skills in assessing, interpreting and representing quantitative and qualitative evidence in educational policy studies research. Students learn research design and critique. Prerequisite(s): ED 500 and enrollment in the Ph.D. in Policy Studies in Urban Education program or consent of the instructor.
EDPS 552 THE URBAN SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Instructor: Shelby Cosner Leadership and management responsibilities of principals in urban schools. Theory and research on principal leadership, case study analysis, and field experience with working principals. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Doctor of Education in Urban School Leadership Program or consent of the instructor.
EDPS 555 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF URBAN EDUCATION
Instructor: Pauline Lipman Politics of urban school policy and practice. Interest groups, school boards, educators, citizens, and governments as political actors. Educational leadership in political context. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
EDPS 556 INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
Instructor: David Mayrowetz Instructional improvement role of educational leaders of urban schools. Human resource development, parent/community support, supportive organizational contexts. Strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
EDPS 559 INTERNSHIP IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Instructor: Peter Martinez Field experience in approved educational leadership positions and sites to perform authentic leadership tasks. Supervision by site-based mentor and university instructor. Different sections will focus on school-level and system-level administration. May be repeated. 4 hours required for the Illinois Type 75 certificate. Additional hours may be needed for students to satisfy local school system administrator certification requirements (such as Chicago Public School's 1019 requirement). Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ed.D. in Urban School Leadership program and to the Type 75 General Administrative Certificate program, and consent of the instructor. Requires concurrent registration in EDPS 573.
EDPS 567 ECONMOICS OF EDUCATION Instructor: Ward Weldon Introduction to the economics of education. Relates education and income, studies and conditions for efficient production of education, teacher markets and school finance. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
EDPS 571 THE EDUCATION POLICY PROCESS Instructor: David Mayrowetz Examination of forces that influence the processes of educational policy making, adoption and implementation, with a focus on the roles of legislatures, courts, government agencies, interest groups. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the PhD in Policy Studies in Urban Education or the EdD in Urban School Leadership or consent of the instructor.
EDPS 572 SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION Instructor: Pamela Quiroz Education as a social institution in interaction with other institutions, such as the economy. Topics include the emergence of national systems of education, purposes of education, inequality and educational reform. Same as SOC 572. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
EDPS 573 SEMINAR IN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PRACTICE Instructor:Peter Martinez Budget and finance, strategic planning and decision making, communication, use of data and technology, parent/community relations, student support services. Different sections will focus on school-level and system-level administration. May be repeated. 4 hours is required for the Illinois Type 75 certificate. Additional hours may be needed for students to satisfy local school system administrator certification requirements (such as Chicago Public School's 1019 requirement). Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ed.D. in Urban Educational Leadership program and consent of the instructor. Requires concurrent registration in EDPS 559.
EDPS 586 METHODS OF INSTITUTIONAL AND PRACTICIONER RESEARCH
Instructor: Shelby Cosner Methods of institutional and practitioner research for practicing educators in school and school system settings. Relationship of this form of inquiry to educational leadership and improvement. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
EDPS 588 CRITICAL RACE THEORY: RACE AND RACISM IN EDUCATION Instructor: David Stovall Examines theories of race and racism in education within the interdisciplinary construct of Critical Race Theory. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
EDPS 589 ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEADERSHIP THEORY IN EDUCATION
Instructor: Mark Smylie Overview of administrative theory including theory-practice interface; administrative theory history; and relationships of administrative theory to educational administration and organizations. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Policy Studies in Urban Education program or the Ed.D. in Urban School Leadership program or consent of the instructor.