Fall 2025 Courses

Instructor:

Meixi

Day/Time

June 30, July 1, July 2, and July 3 from 8am-5pm; July 7 from 8am-12pm. 216 Pillsbury Drive room 335

Description

This class considers the foundational presence and power of communities in light of colonial contexts of education within global and international research contexts. This survey methods course foundationally places and examines communities – members of a collective, their local leadership, their organizing, strategies of place-keeping and land-based learning, and how these intersect with educational leadership research methodologies within global contexts. First, we will examine the principles and practices of community-based methodologies in international educational leadership and research.  Second, the course is designed to help students think through the complexities of working in partnership with communities and develop strategies for navigating these complexities across educational institutions in equitable ways. A key aspect of this work will be to think about critical histories and power dynamics across stakeholders and develop ethics and practices to attend to them in thoughtful and intentional ways in our work and research within and across contexts.

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Instructor:

Stuart Yeh

Day/Time

Fully online & asynchronous

Description

Principles and Methods of Program Evaluation is a course in the use of systematic methods for judging a program's worth or merit.  It provides a conceptual and practical grounding in program evaluation, considering the theory, purposes, types and strategies of evaluation, with a focus on the collection and analysis of archival data, observational data, interview and focus group data, survey data, case studies, mixed methods, and evaluation design.

Instructor Bio
Dr. Stuart Yeh applies evaluation perspectives and frameworks to identify what works in solving pressing social problems. He is especially interested in the application of systems theory. Dr. Yeh's research aims to assist in the identification of areas where new policies or changes in existing policies may be beneficial.

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Instructor:

Roozbeh Shirazi

Day/Time

June 23, June 24, June 25, June 26, and June 27 from 8am-5pm; 216 Pillsbury Drive room 335

Description

This course draws primarily upon anthropological and comparative perspectives to understand educational processes in an interconnected world. Education today is a globally circulating phenomenon that takes on different meanings in different locations. Contemporary educational institutions are characterized by movements of people, knowledge, ideologies, and media, and are increasingly shaped by market-based reforms.  And yet, the resurgences of populism, border militarization, and stricter migration controls prompt a rethinking of what is at stake when we speak of "globalization."  Accordingly, this course seeks to enhance the theoretical and contextual knowledge of globalization by demonstrating what can be gained by adopting a translocal view of educational processes and problems. Our readings and assignments provide a conceptual foundation for deeper examinations of neoliberalism, representation, belonging, and citizenship. The course also engages with contemporary directions in ethnographic methodologies for research on education, youth, and globalization. 

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Instructor:

Bhaskar Upadhyay

Day/Time

July 7 from 1pm to 5pm; July 8, July 9, July 10, and July 11 from 8am to 5pm. Folwell Hall room 10

Description

In this course, learners engage in some of the fundamental concepts, ideas, and skills related to designing, carrying out, and analyzing data using quantitative methods. Learners will also become critical consumers of quantitative research. The learners will utilize statistical concepts and skills learned in class by analyzing data from national and/or international surveys. Throughout the class, learners critically examine quantitative designs, results, and interpretations. As the final project, learners will design, carry out, analyze, and present results from their survey data.

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