Program of Study

Ph.D. in Education

 

Program plan for Sarah-Jane Thomas

 

 

1.  General Culture (8)

EDUC   800     (3)      Ways of Knowing (completed Fall 2007)

EDUC   802     (3)      Leadership Seminar (completed Spring 2009)

EDUC   805     (2)      Doctoral Seminar in Education (completed Fall 2007 & Spring 2008)

 

2.  Research Methods (12)

EDRS   810     (3)      Problems/Methods in Education Research (completed Spring 2008)

EDRS   811     (3)      Quant. Methods in Educational Research (completed Spring 2010)

EDRS   812     (3)      Qual. Methods in Educational Research (completed Fall 2008)

EDRS   822     (3)      Advanced Qualitative Methods (completed Spring 2011)

 

3.  Professional Specialization (21): International Education

ANTH 631        (3)      Refugees in the Contemporary World (completed Fall 2011)

EDUC 853        (3)      World Perspectives of Teacher Education (completed Fall 2009)

EDUC 873        (3)      Education Policy: Comp./Intern'l Perspectives (completed Fall 2009)

EDUC 881       (3)      Seminar: Bilingual Education (completed Spring 2012)

EDUC 894       (3)      Seminar in Multicultural Education (completed Spring 2009)

EDUC 895       (3)      Introduction to International Education (completed Fall 2008)

EDUC 994       (3)      Advanced Internship in Education (completed Summer 2012)

 

4.  Secondary Emphasis  (12): Literacy and Reading

EDUC 262       (3)      Literature for Children and Adolescents (Masters)

EDUC 273       (3)      Foundations of Reading (Masters)

EDUC 274       (3)      Diagnostic & Remedial Techniques in Reading (Masters)

EDRD 797       (3)     Reading Motivation/Engagement (completed Spring 2011)

           

 

5. Dissertation (12)

EDUC 998 (3)     Doctoral Dissertation Proposal (Fall 2012)

EDUC 999 (9)     Doctoral Dissertation Research (Spring 2013 - Spring 2014)

 

PROPOSED DATE FOR COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OR COMPREHENSIVE PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT FOR: August 23, 2012

 

 

PROGRAM RATIONALE:

Taking the classes outlined in this program plan allowed me to fulfill my credit requirements in the area of International Education for the Ph.D. in Education major.  In addition, they allowed me to acquire the background knowledge needed to research the proposed area for my doctoral dissertation, which deals with technological strategies to facilitate Second Language Acquisition in English Language Learners, particularly Haitian students, in United States public school systems.