Department of Special Education

Doctoral Program Courses

EDF 6407 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH I (4) Theory and application of statistical procedures to problems in education: (1) descriptive statistics, (2) probability-sampling distributions, (3) inferential statistics-interval estimation, tests of significance (z, t, F-one way ANOVA). Coordinated use of computer included.

EDF 7408 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH II (4) Theory and application of statistical procedures to problems in education: (1) ANOVA-factorial; ANCOVA; (2) multiple correlation and regression-a specific technique and a general approach to data analysis. Coordinated use of computer included.

EDF 7410 DESIGN OF SYSTEMATIC STUDIES IN EDUCATION (4) Theory and application of major design models to systematic inquiry, from experimental to naturalistic models. Nature and role of sampling in systematic studies.

EEX 7428 ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FACULTY IN A UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY (2)

EEX 7428 TEACHER EDUCATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION: PEDAGOGIES FOR TEACHING IN SPECIAL EDUCATION-TEACHER EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (2)

EEX 7341 RESEARCH STUDIES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS IN THE EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (3) This course will involve a study of current research and research methods used in exceptional child education. The transition from theory to practice will be made through the examination and discussion of implications in the field of special education that can be drawn from the research. (PR: EDF 6431, EDF 6481, or equiv., CI)

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EEX 7743 PHILOSOPHIES OF INQUIRY (3) The purpose of this course is to introduce doctoral students to different approaches to educational research and to alternative frames for criticism, including postpositivism, constructivism, poststructuralism, pragmatism, critical theory, narrative, race and gender, ethics, and aesthetics.

EEX 7744 CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTRIONAL ISSUES IN URBAN SPECIAL EDUCATION (3) The purpose of this course is to review and critically examine the theoretical and research literature on the interactions of race, culture, class, and disability on the schooling experiences of urban (ethnic minority and impoverished) children and their families.  The course also takes into account that ethnic minority and poor children may or may not reside in urban areas and as a result of school and community desegregation movements, those learners may also attend surburban and rural schools, in addition to urban schools.  The course will provide varied formats for graduate students to identify and address critical issues and trends in urban special education and related services areas that impact outcomes for minority learners across social classes and impoverished learners from majority cultural backgrounds.

EEX 7745 HISTORICAL, ETHICAL, AND DISCIPLINARY FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION (3) This course provides doctoral students with a critical understanding of the social, political, ethical, and legal contexts that shaped the research, policies, and practices in the field of Special Education during the twentieth century.

EEX 7815 RESEARCH SEMINAR/FIELD STUDY (8) This seminar, taken each semester of the first and second years of the doctoral program, will contribute to the development of the skills and values that lead to the creation of new knowledge and its application to the field of special education in order to improve outcomes for studnts who have disabilities and their families.  Issues in urban schools will be emphasized.

EEX 7911 LANGUAGE AND LEARNING VARIABILITY (3)

EEX 7980 DISSERTATION (2-24 Var.) Rpt. (PR: Admission to Candidacy)

SYO 7930 SOCIOLOGY OF DISABILITY IN URBAN SOCIETY (3)

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