Qualitative Research I
(EDUC 8250)
Fall semester, 2004
Thursdays, 9:00 to 11:30 am

Education research is a complex endeavor involving several different methodological approaches. This course focuses on one kind of approach: qualitative methods. These methods include various means of obtaining in-depth information about the behaviors and beliefs of people in naturally occurring social settings. This course aims to provide students with an introduction to the theoretical perspectives which underlie this methodological approach and the techniques for and issues in gathering, analyzing, writing-up, and using qualitative data.

Because the course is part of the required doctoral core in Education, selected topics will be coordinated with course work in the other core courses being taught this semester. A few classes will be team-taught with other core instructors. QUALITATIVE METHODS II (taught in the Spring) will extend and elaborate on the topics covered in this course.

Doctoral Research Seminar
(EDUC 8004)

Introduces new doctoral students to the field of educational research as practiced at CU-Boulder. In Fall, 2003, the course focused on recent national reports about the state of educational research in this country and students heard from members of the CU faculty who have participated in writing, reviewing, or critiquing these reports.

Anthropology and Education
(EDUC 6325)
Fall semester
Applies anthropological perspectives to research in educational settings. Focuses on theories of culture, cultural transmission and acquisition, and cultural reproduction and production for understanding schooling and its outcomes.

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Ethnographic Methods in Educational Research (EDUC 7346)
Spring semester

Explores the history of ethnography in cultural anthropology and its translation into educational research. Students learn about and practice participant observation, interviewing, journal writing, artifact searches, strategies for qualitative analysis and interpretation, and styles of reporting.

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Introduction to Disciplined Inquiry (EDUC 5726)
Fall semester

Considers various research approaches and methodologies including experimental and quasi-experimental methods; anthropological and case study methods; evaluative research and field studies; correlational and ex post facto research; and sociological, historical, and philosophical research. Topics include information retrieval and library research, the role of the computer, research criticism, and proposal writing.

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Gender, Culture, and Schooling (EDUC 8804)

Seminar that explores gender-related issues in K-16 education, particularly in the U.S. Special attention will be given to the cultural and social processes by which gender differences and gendered experiences are organized, negotiated, and mediated in and around schools.