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EDUC 800 - Educational Structure and Change
Credits:
2.00 or 4.00
Organization, structure, and function of American schools;
historical, political, social, and cross-cultural
perspectives; nature and processes of change in education.
A) Educational Structure and Change; B) Education in
America: Backgrounds, Structure, and Function; C) Governance
of American Schools; D) School and Cultural Change;
E) Teacher an Cultural Change; F) Social Perspectives of
Conflict in the Schools; G) Nature and Processes of Change
in Education; H) What is an Elementary School?; I) Schooling
for the Early Adolescent; J) Curriculum Structure and
Change; K) Stress and Educational Organizations. Candidates
for teacher licensure must take either 4-credit course 800A,
or 2 credits each of 800F and 800C. Prereq: EDUC 500.
EDUC 801 - Human Development and Learning: Educational Psychology
Credits:
2.00 or 4.00
Child development through adolescence, learning theory,
cognitive psychology, research in teaching and teacher
effectiveness, cross-cultural variability, and
evaluation--all applied to problems of classroom and
individual teaching and learning. A) Human Development
and Learning: Educational Psychology; B) Human Development:
Educational Psychology; C) Human Learning: Educational
Psychology; D) Developmental Bases of Learning and Emotional
Problems; E) Learning Theory, Modification of Behavior, and
Classroom Management; F) Cognitive and Moral Development;
G) Evaluating Classroom Learning; H) Deliberate
Psychological Education; I) Sex Role Learning and School
Achievement; J) The Development of Thinking. 2- and
4-credit courses are offered each semester. 2-credit courses
emphasize either development or learning. Candidates for
teacher certification are required to have the full 4-credit
EDUC 801A or 2 credits each of EDUC 801B and 801C.
Prereq: EDUC 500. 801A has a Special fee when taught in
Manchester.
EDUC 803 - Alternative Teaching Models
Credits:
2.00 or 4.00
Basic teaching models, techniques of implementation, and
relationships to curricula. A) Alternative Teaching Models;
B) Curriculum Planning for Teachers; C) Alternative
Strategies for Maintaining Classroom Control; D) Social
Studies Methods for Middle and High School Teachers;
F) Teaching Elementary School Science; G) Language Arts for
Elementary Teachers; H) Experiential Curriculum; I) Children
with Special Needs: Teaching Strategies for the Classroom
Teacher; K) Writing Across the Curriculum; L) Learning and
LOGO; M) Teaching Elementary School Social Studies. 2- and
4-credit courses are offered. Teacher education students
should be aware of the specific courses(s) required for
their licensure area. EDUC 803F and 803M are required
for elementary education candidates. EDUC 803D is required
for social studies candidates. EDUC 891 is required for
science candidates. For all other secondary education
candidates, the appropriate methods course in the department
of the major is required. See "The Schoolhouse Book" for
specific course listings. Prereq: EDUC 500.
EDUC 805 - Alternative Teaching Perspectives on the Nature of Education
Credits:
2.00 or 4.00
Students formulate, develop, and evaluate their own
educational principles, standards, and priorities.
Alternative philosophies of education; contemporary
educational issues. A) Contemporary Educational
Perspectives; B) Controversial and Ethical Issues in
Education; C) Ethical Issues in Education; D) Concepts of
Teaching: Differing Views; E) Curriculum Theory and
Development; F) Readings on Educational Perspectives;
G) Philosophy of Education; I) Education as a Form of Social
Control; K) Schooling and the Rights of Children;
L) Education, Inequality, and Meritocracy; M) Readings
in Philosophies of Outdoor Education; N) Alternative
Perspectives on the Nature of Education; O) Classrooms:
The Social Context; P) Teaching: The Social Context;
Q) School and Society. 2- and 4-credit courses are offered.
Minimum of 4 credits required for teacher certification.
Candidates for teacher licensure must choose either 4-credit
course 705A, 705B, or 705Q. Prereq: EDUC 500.
EDUC 806 - Introduction to Reading in the Elementary School
Credits:
4.00
Methods in reading and writing instruction; current
procedures and materials; diagnostic techniques. Course
satisfies reading/language includes practicum experience and
arts requirement for prospective elementary teachers in the
five year teacher education program. Prereq: EDUC 500.
EDUC 807 - Teaching Reading through the Content Areas
Credits:
2.00
Approaches and methods for teaching reading through
content materials; coursework includes practical
applications through development of instructional strategies
and materials. Required for candidates seeking licensure in
art, biology, chemistry, earth science, general science,
home economics, physical education, physics, or social
studies.
EDUC 810A - Concepts of Adult and Occupational Education
Credits:
4.00
Development of occupational education in the U.S.;
socio-economic influences responsible for its establishment;
federal and state requirements for secondary and
postsecondary schools. Coordination of programs with general
education and vocational fields. Focus on selected concepts
relevant to adult education. Special attention on the adult
as a learner, volunteer management, evaluation and
accountability, experiential learning, and adult education.
Required of all degree candidates in AOE concentrations.
EDUC 810B - Microcommunications
Credits:
4.00
Organization, presentation, and evaluation of micro-lessons
in a variety of educational settings. Preliminary experience
and practice in communications. Variables of communicating
under controlled conditions with videotaping for immediate
feedback. Required for majors and minors. Special fee.
EDUC 810C - Youth Organizations
Credits:
4.00
Organizational Development: advising youth organizations;
teaching parliamentary procedure; developing programs and
activities; leadership organizations. FFA/SOEP (Future
Farmers of America/Supervised Occupational Experience
Programs for high school youth). VICA (Vocational Industrial
Clubs of America). 4-H (Cooperative Extension Youth
Program).
EDUC 810D - Planning for Teaching
Credits:
4.00
Organization of materials of instruction to meet group and
individual needs. Techniques of instruction, planning for
teaching, function of consulting committees, working with
youth groups, program evaluation. Course scheduled
concurrently with Educ. Supervised Teaching. Prereq:
microcommunications or permission.
EDUC 810E - Workshop in Adult and Occupational Education
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Modularized instruction of in-service education. Focus
varies with the needs of the student. May be repeated for
up to 8 credits. Special fee.
EDUC 810F - Investigations
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Topics may include career education, secondary education,
post-secondary education, adult education, extension
education, exemplary education, cooperative education,
disadvantaged and handicapped education, international
agriculture, or teaching experience. Student-selected in one
of the areas listed. Elective after consultation with
instructor. Hours arranged. May be repeated.
EDUC 810G - Seminar in Adult and Occupational Education
Credits:
1.00 to 2.00
Discussion of current issues, problems, and research and
development in vocational/technical and adult education.
Students, faculty, and other personnel serve as discussion
leaders. Required of departmental graduate students. (Fall
semester only.)
EDUC 811 - Youth, Culture, and Society in Comparative Perspective
Credits:
4.00
This course examines lifestyles, social identities, and
subcultures of youth in a variety of sociocultural and
historical settings. Students will develop an understanding
of the conditions that foster the formation of social
identity and the emergence of age-based subcultures. The
course explores the relationship between individual and
social identity, and between youth subcultures and
dominant cultural systems. (Also listed as ANTH 710.)
EDUC 817 - Growing up Male in America
Credits:
4.00
An integrative view of growing up male in the American
culture from birth through adulthood. Analysis of major
perspectives on male development and the implications in
parenting with specific emphasis on male education.
Participants are expected to develop awareness of their own
development as a male or alongside males, using current male
development perspectives as a guide. They will also create
an awareness of how this will affect their behavior toward
boys in their classrooms.
EDUC 820 - Introduction to Computer Applications for Education
Credits:
4.00
Major issues related to classroom computer applications:
historical development; computer functioning; methods of
instruction, problem solving, educational software
development and evaluation, psychological and sociological
impact of the computer on children and learning. A practical
approach is stressed. Lab.
EDUC #821 - Application of Multimedia Technology in Education
Credits:
2.00
This half semester course gives preservice and inservice
teachers the opportunity to master two pieces of software
that are often used in constructing multimedia projects.
Students develop two projects--a product that can be used in
multimedia authoring programs and a multimedia project.
Class discussions and reflection papers based upon readings
about integrating technology into the classroom.
EDUC 833 - Introduction to the Teaching of Writing
Credits:
4.00
Development of writers, child to adult; ways to respond to
writing, and the organization of the classroom for the
teaching of writing. Persons taking the course will need to
have access to students to carry out course requirements.
Prereq: permission.
EDUC 834 - Children's Literature
Credits:
4.00
Interpretive and critical study of literature for children
in preschool and elementary settings. Methods of using
literature with children.
EDUC 835 - Young Adult Literature
Credits:
4.00
Critical study of the fiction and nonfiction genres that
constitute literature written for the adolescent reader.
Emphasis will be on literary analysis of young adult
literature and its pedagogical uses in the
middle/junior high/high school curriculum.
EDUC 841 - Exploring Mathematics with Young Children
Credits:
4.00
A laboratory course offering those who teach young children
mathematics, and who are interested in children's discovery
learning and creative thinking; offers chance to experience
exploratory activities with concrete materials, as well as
mathematical investigations, on an adult level, that develop
the ability to provide children a mathematically rich
environment, to ask problem-posing questions, and to
establish a rationale for doing so.
EDUC 850 - Introduction to Exceptionality
Credits:
4.00
A life span perspective of the social, psychological, and
physical characteristics of individuals with
exceptionalities including intellectual, sensory, motor,
health, and communication impairments. Includes
implications for educational and human service delivery.
EDUC 851A - Educating Exceptional Learners: Elementary
Credits:
4.00
Foundations of special education and an introduction to a
variety of service delivery models with an emphasis on
educating all learners in heterogeneous classrooms.
Instructional strategies and supports for all students,
particularly those with mild and moderate disabilities, will
be the primary focus.
EDUC 851B - Educating Exceptional Learners: Secondary
Credits:
4.00
Foundations of special education and an introduction to a
variety of service delivery models with an emphasis on
educating all learners in heterogeneous classrooms.
Instructional strategies and supports for all students,
particularly those with mild and moderate disabilities, will
be the primary focus. Preparation for students' transitions
to post-secondary life will be included.
EDUC 851C - Educating Exceptional Learners: Related Services
Credits:
4.00
An overview of special education and related services in an
educational setting. Focus on support services provided to
general education and special education teachers, including
laws relating to special populations, how related services
interact with classroom and special educators, IEPs, and
other topics that impact services provided to students with
special needs.
EDUC 852 - Contemporary Issues in Learning Disabilities
Credits:
4.00
Critical analysis of current and historical conceptions of
learning disability in the areas of definition, supporting
theories, assessment practice, and teaching methodologies.
Focus will be on contemporary issues in the field that
relate to working with students labeled as learning disabled
at both elementary and secondary levels.
EDUC 853 - Contemporary Issues in Behavioral Disabilities
Credits:
4.00
Nature and scope of emotional and behavioral disabilities in
students from elementary through secondary levels.
Theoretical perspectives, characteristics, assessment and
educational intervention strategies will be included.
EDUC 854 - Contemporary Issues of Developmental Disabilities
Credits:
4.00
The casual factors, physical and psychological
characteristics, and educational and therapeutic
implications of mental retardation, cerebral palsy,
epilepsy, autism, and related conditions. A life span
perspective will be included, with major emphasis on the
school age population.
EDUC 855 - Fostering Social Relationships for Students who Experience Significant Disabilities
Credits:
2.00
This course will focus on the supports students with
significant disabilities need in order to have a wide
variety of satisfying social relationships. Students will
learn to identify and facilitate the factors essential to
the development of friendships such as: full inclusion;
valued membership and belonging; shared experiences; an
effective means of communication understood by everyone; and
access to typical school, extracurricular, and community
environments and activities. Additionally, students will
learn to identify and mitigate the barriers to friendships,
such as: low expectations; devaluing of differences;
age-appropriate experiences; and educational practices,
such as pull-out and separate special education programs.
Students will learn about appropriate relationship supports,
especially relating to the facilitation of communicative
interactions.
EDUC 860 - Introduction to Young Children with Special Needs
Credits:
4.00
The needs of children (birth to eight years) with
developmental problems or who are at risk for disabilities.
Strengths and special needs of such children; causes,
identification, and treatment; current legislation; parent
and family concerns; program models.
EDUC 867 - Students, Teachers, and the Law
Credits:
4.00
Our public schools play a vital role in our society.
What shall be taught and who shall teach our children are
perennial questions. This course explores how the law
impacts the educational lives of students and teachers,
including issues of church-state relations, free speech,
dress codes, and search and seizure. (Also offered as
JUST 867.)
EDUC 876 - Reading for Learners with Special Needs
Credits:
4.00
Techniques and procedures for teaching reading to learners
with special needs. Emphasis is placed on reading
instruction in the least restrictive alternative.
EDUC 880 - Belize/New Hampshire Teacher Program
Credits:
4.00
International course involving teams of teachers from Belize
and New England. The program will offer teachers in both
countries the opportunity to work collaboratively on
developing effective teaching practices, develop an
understanding of each other's cultural and educational
perspectives, extend the experience to other teachers and
students upon return. Special fee.
EDUC 881 - Introduction to Statistics: Inquiry, Analysis, and Decision Making
Credits:
4.00
An applied statistics course that covers introductory level
approaches to examining quantitative information. Students
spend about half of class time in the computer lab analyzing
real data from the behavioral and social sciences. An
emphasis is placed on the role of statistics in making
empirically-based policy decisions.
EDUC 885 - Educational Assessment
Credits:
4.00
Theory and practice of educational assessment; uses of test
results and authentic assessment strategies in classroom
teaching.
EDUC 891 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Science
Credits:
4.00
Application of theory and research findings in science
education to classroom teaching with emphasis on inquiry
learning, developmental levels of children, societal issues,
integration of technology, critical evaluation of texts and
materials for science teaching, and planning for
instruction. Lab.
EDUC 894 - Proseminar in Teacher Leadership
Credits:
2.00
This course will help experienced teachers to establish a
framework for collaboration and inquiry focused on questions
about teaching, learning, and school reform. Students will
develop an academic and research agenda tied to their
professional development as educators. Coursework will
emphasize approaches to action research and the
teacher-as-researcher.
EDUC 896 - Summer Institute in Environmental Education
Credits:
8.00
An intensive, team-taught experience that immerses students
in a process of inquiry explicitly designed to connect and
integrate work in the Environmental Education Program's
three focus areas: Pedagogy, Environmental Science, and
Human Patterns and Environmental Transformations. A four
week program, meeting four days/weeks for six-eight
hours/day, with out-of-class assignments that make it a
full-time commitment for students. Classroom and field-based
activities help students experience the interdisciplinary
nature of environmental education firsthand, while giving
students the opportunity to explore materials, research
methods, and instructional approaches appropriate to their
specific educational context. Prereq: Bachelor's degree,
permission. (Also offered as NR 896.)
EDUC 897 - Seminar in Contemporary Educational Problems
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Issues and problems of special contemporary significance,
usually on a subject of recent special study by faculty
member(s). Prereq: permission. May be repeated for
different topics. Special fee on topic: Picturing Writing,
Fostering Literacy through Art.
EDUC 899 - Master's Thesis
Credits:
1.00 to 10.00
Prereq: permission of the department. Cr/F.
EDUC 900A - Internship and Seminar in Teaching
Credits:
3.00 or 6.00
A two semester, full-time, supervised internship consisting
of less-than-full-time teaching responsibility in selected
educational settings and programs. Weekly seminars and
occasional workshops held concurrently with internship.
Cr/F.
EDUC 900B - Internship and Seminar in Early Childhood Education
Credits:
3.00
A two semester, supervised internship with a weekly
seminar. Admission by Application.
EDUC 900C - Internship and Seminar in Special Education
Credits:
3.00 or 6.00
A two semester, supervised internship with a weekly
seminar. Admission by application. Cr/F.
EDUC 900D - Internship and Seminar in Adult and Occupational Education
Credits:
3.00 to 6.00
Internship in a field of vocational/technical and adult
education either in methodology of teaching or in technical
subject matter. Students may elect internship only after
completing the qualifying examinations for the master's
degree, with permission of their major adviser. May be
repeated up to 6 credits. Cr/F.
EDUC 901A - Internship and Seminar in Teaching
Credits:
3.00 or 6.00
A two semester, full-time, supervised internship consisting
of less-than-full-time teaching responsibility in selected
educational settings and programs. Weekly seminars and
occasional workshops held concurrently with internship.
Cr/F.
EDUC 901B - Internship and Seminar in Early Childhood Education
Credits:
3.00
A two semester, supervised internship with a weekly
seminar. Admission by Application.
EDUC 901C - Internship and Seminar in Special Education
Credits:
3.00 or 6.00
A two semester, supervised internship with a weekly
seminar. Admission by application. Cr/F.
EDUC #901D - Internship and Seminar in Adult and Occupational Education
Credits:
3.00 to 6.00
Internship in a field of vocational/technical and adult
education either in methodology of teaching or in technical
subject matter. Students may elect internship only after
completing the qualifying examinations for the master's
degree, with pemission of their major adviser. May be
repeated up to 6 credits. Cr/F.
EDUC 902 - Doctoral Proseminar
Credits:
4.00
Introduces students to the range of scholarly inquiry
undertaken in doctoral programs. Students develop a
broad understanding of educational studies and analyze
various research paradigms in terms of assumptions, methods,
and outcomes. Coursework includes developing a proposal.
Matriculated doctoral students only.
EDUC 903 - Normative Inquiry in Education
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the student to a critical study of some of the
central ethical concepts, theories, and assumptions that
shape contemporary educational theory, policy, and practice.
Students read both classical and contemporary ethical theory
and undertake to critically appraise these theories while
using them to resolve moral problems. Prereq: EDUC 905 or
permission.
EDUC 904 - Qualitative Inquiry in Education
Credits:
4.00
Course will offer both a theoretical and practical
background for conducting qualitative inquiry in education.
Focused efforts toward understanding how the type or
tradition of qualitative inquiry shapes the design of the
study. Through comparative analysis of different qualitative
traditions, students will be prepared to make informed
decisions about what approaches to use in their studies and
why they are using them. Prereq: permission.
EDUC 905 - Critical Inquiry in Education
Credits:
4.00
Designed for advanced students to study philosophical
methods needed for critical inquiry in education. Primary
emphasis on practical mastery of: the construction and
assessment of cogent argumentation; identification of common
fallacies in reasoning; conceptual analysis; the appraisal
of definitions, slogans, and metaphors in educational
thought; and the disentangling of conceptual, factual, and
normative claims associated with practical educational
issues. Investigation of the difference between critique and
criticism. Prereq: permission.
EDUC #906 - Language Arts through Reading and Writing
Credits:
4.00
Teaching practices in reading, writing, listening, and oral
language. Language development and application to school
learning environments.
EDUC 907 - Foundations of Literacy Instruction
Credits:
4.00
Overview of the nature of the reading/writing process and
the continuum of instruction from emergent literacy through
the primary and intermediate elementary grades. Emphasis is
placed on validated instructional practices and issues of
classroom organization and management of literacy
instruction.
EDUC 908 - Clinical Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties and Disabilities
Credits:
4.00
Examination of theories and procedures for the diagnosis
and remediation of moderate to severe disabilities in
reading and writing through case studies, discussions,
demonstrations, and practice. Clinical experience each
semester. Prereq: EDUC 907; 910;/or permission.
EDUC 909 - Clinical Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties and Disabilities
Credits:
4.00
See description for EDUC 908.
EDUC 910 - Reading and Writing Methods in the Middle/Secondary School
Credits:
4.00
Overview of literacy programs in middle/secondary school
with emphasis on (1) developing an integrated literacy
curriculum and (2) planning and providing literacy
instruction in the content areas to improve students'
reading and writing skills across the curriculum.
EDUC 913 - Field Practicum in Reading
Credits:
4.00
Field-based experience focusing on roles of the reading
specialist in organizing and managing literacy programs in
school settings; weekly seminar. Prereq: permission.
EDUC 914 - Seminar in Reading Research
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of qualitative and quantitative research paradigms
as the basis for understanding and constructing research in
reading and the related language arts. Topical study of
current research base in emergent literacy, word analysis,
comprehension, elementary and secondary/content reading
diagnosis/remediation. Prereq: permission.
EDUC 918A - Seminar on Research in Literacy Instruction
Credits:
2.00
See description for EDUC 918.
EDUC 918B - Seminar on Research in Literacy Instruction
Credits:
2.00
See description for EDUC 918.
EDUC #918C - Seminar on Research in Literacy Instruction
Credits:
2.00
See description for EDUC 918.
EDUC #918D - Seminar on Research in Literacy Instruction
Credits:
2.00
See description for EDUC 918.
EDUC 919 - Counseling Practicum: Professional and Ethical Orientation
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to the field of counseling and development of
fundamental counseling skills. Includes a skills-based
practicum and seminars addressing contemporary professional
issues. Legal and ethical responsibilities of counselors are
examined.
EDUC 920 - Counseling Theory and Practice
Credits:
4.00
Provides a survey of major contemporary theories and
techniques of counseling. The counseling process, various
theoretical approaches, and an introduction to professional
issues in counseling diverse populations are examined.
EDUC 921 - Psychology of Career and Personal Development
Credits:
4.00
Examines the interrelationship between career and personal
development. An overview of theories, tools, and research
that underlie career assessment is provided. Individual and
group career counseling processes and skills are applied to
career education models.
EDUC 922 - Assessment in Counseling
Credits:
4.00
Surveys evaluative instruments and methods that have
particular use in counseling. Explores systematic procedures
for measuring human behavior and statistical concepts that
underlie psychological testing. Assessment is viewed
from the perspectives of its use in the counseling process
as well as in providing accountability for diagnosis
and treatment planning.
EDUC 923 - Group Counseling
Credits:
4.00
Reviews theoretical and applied processes of group
counseling. Class includes a laboratory experience to
examine interactive behavior as a group member and
facilitator. Pre- or Coreq: EDUC 919 or 920.
EDUC 924 - Psychological Disorders and Variations in Human Development
Credits:
4.00
Examines the development of effective and ineffective human
functioning. Behavior patterns that pose the most common
problems encountered by counselors are reviewed, with an
emphasis on the concepts and processes of adaptation.
Pre- or Coreq: EDUC 920.
EDUC 925 - Counseling Internship I
Credits:
4.00
Seminar accompanies supervised field experience at approved
field site. Orientation to the diverse roles and functions
of counselors in school and agency settings. Discussion and
educational supervision of students' counseling and
consultation activities at field site. Pre- or Coreq:
EDUC 919, 920, 923, 924.
EDUC 926 - Counseling Internship II
Credits:
4.00
Seminar accompanies introductory supervised field experience
at approved internship site. Small group format uses
audiotaped samples of counseling sessions, providing
critiques and educational supervision of counseling and
consulting activities. Prereq: EDUC 925.
EDUC 927 - Theories of Personality
Credits:
4.00
Examines the structure of personality and the dimensions
along which individuals may vary. Considers implications of
personality variables for the counseling process.
EDUC 928 - Family Counseling and Consultation
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to current theories, processes, and goals of
counseling and consultation with families and educational
and community systems. Prereq: EDUC 920.
EDUC 929 - Advanced Counseling Internship
Credits:
4.00
Seminar accompanies supervised field experience at
approved internship site. Weekly critiques of
audiotaped samples of counseling sessions emphasize
self-awareness and the application of advanced skills in
counseling and consultation. Students provide layered
supervision to first year GPC graduates. Prereq: EDUC 926.
EDUC 930 - Research in Counseling
Credits:
4.00
Provides an overview of research design and
methodology in social and behavioral sciences. Emphasis
on the responsibility of counselors as critical consumers of
published research. Students develop research projects to
enhance professional knowledge in educational or
community settings. Prereq: EDUC 922.
EDUC 931 - Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling
Credits:
4.00
Reviews assessment and treatment planning strategies for
major DSM-IV classifications. Class discussion of benefits
and limitations of various diagnostic systems. Best
practices and brief treatment models are examined in
assigned readings, lectures, and case vignettes. Pre - or
Coreq: EDUC 922, 924.
EDUC 932 - Society and Culture: Contemporary Issues in Counseling
Credits:
4.00
Examines the current social and cultural contexts of
counseling. Emphasis on preparing counselors to address the
needs of a pluralistic population characterized by diverse
racial/ethnic membership as well as gender, sexual
orientation, and physical ability.
EDUC 933 - Developmental Models of Comprehensive School Guidance
Credits:
4.00
Course includes a supervised field experience. Provides a
review of child and adolescent psychosocial development as
a foundation for learning and high level functioning.
Students are expected to develop awareness of their own
psychosocial adaptations. State and national guidelines
provide a framework for teaching prosocial skills models.
Prereq: EDUC 919, 920, 925.
EDUC 935A - Seminar and Practicum in Teaching
Credits:
4.00
For new graduate students admitted to the M.Ed. or M.A.T.
program in the Department of Education. In-school
experiences to develop introductory skills in observation
and teaching. On-site seminars for analysis and evaluation.
Assessment and advising related to teaching as a career.
Prerequisite for further work toward a teacher licensure.
Minimum of 7 hours a week, plus travel time, required.
Prereq: permission. Cr/F.
EDUC 935B - Seminar and Practicum in Teaching
Credits:
4.00
An exploratory practicum, which is an integrated part of the
Live, Learn, & Teach (LLT) Summer Program. Designed to
explore teaching as a career and to prepare, eventually, for
a teaching internship. LLT includes preparation in
curriculum and instruction; practical and theoretical
approaches to experiential education; interpersonal and
group skill development, approaches to classroom management;
and exploration of the many aspects of teaching and
learning. Students develop and co-teach summer classes for
children or adolescents with advisement from experienced
educators. Prereq: admission to Live, Learn, and Teach
Summer Program. Cr/F.
EDUC 938 - Advanced Seminar in Special Education
Credits:
4.00
Weekly seminar on current and/or controversial topics
related to special education services. Possible topics
include service delivery systems, classification and
labeling, assessment, instructional techniques, classroom
management, consultation, and the special educator as
researcher. Prereq: matriculated student or permission.
EDUC 939 - Assessment and Teaching of Children with Learning Difficulties
Credits:
4.00
A two-semester course to develop teacher competency to
analyze learners and learning environments; specify learner
characteristics; and design, implement, and evaluate
appropriate educational interventions in the areas of
language, mathematics, reading, behavior, and social skills.
Focus on children with mild and moderate learning
difficulties in regular classrooms. Prereq: EDUC 850; 851
and permission.
EDUC 940 - Assessment and Teaching of Children with Learning Difficulties
Credits:
4.00
See description for EDUC 939.
EDUC 941 - Diversity and Child Development
Credits:
4.00
Focus on typical child development from birth to age eight.
Considers theories of child development and assessment from
historical and contemporary perspectives, with emphasis on
observation during naturally occurring activities as a means
of learning about child development. Includes child study.
Prereq: permission.
EDUC 942 - Sociocultural Perspectives on Teaching and Learning
Credits:
4.00
Considers the growing body of knowledge on the role of play
in children's development; includes examination of
contemporary constructive theory. Organized around theme of
teacher researcher. Assignments include research review and
student-designed study of child development issue. Prereq:
EDUC 941 or permission.
EDUC 943 - Changing Contexts in Early Education
Credits:
4.00
Forum for exchange of knowledge on developmentally
appropriate environments for young children. Considers
interface between characteristics of the environment
(physical and social as well as organizational) and children
being served. Includes field visits to settings appropriate
for typically developing children as well as those with
special needs. Prereq: EDUC 941 or permission.
EDUC 944 - Inclusive Curriculum for Young Children
Credits:
4.00
Classroom applications of constructivist theory. Curriculum
planning and implementation; overview of research and theory
related to teaching and learning of specific content areas,
with emphasis on integrated approach to early childhood
curriculum. Stresses the reciprocal nature of
student-teacher relationship. Prereq: permission.
EDUC 947 - Curriculum for Young Children with Special Needs: Evaluation and Program Design
Credits:
4.00
Overview of evaluation and intervention issues relevant to
early childhood special education, focusing on ages three
through eight. Norm-referenced and criterion-referenced
assessment tools. Judgment-based evaluation and
observation skills. Translation of evaluation information
into goals and objectives for individual education programs.
Developing appropriate programs in inclusive settings.
EDUC 948 - Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood Education
Credits:
4.00
Examination of roles and responsibilities of early childhood
professionals, with emphasis on action research skills,
analysis of contemporary problems, strategies for advocacy,
and program leadership skills.
EDUC 949 - Supporting Families of Individuals with Exceptionalities
Credits:
4.00
An introduction to family system theory and the implications
for families having members with exceptionalities. Issues
addressed include diagnosis and prognosis, coping
strategies, communication and team collaboration,
cross-cultural competence, and agency and school delivery
of services. Emphasis is on proactive collaboration with
family members.
EDUC 950 - Research in Culture, Behavior, and Development
Credits:
4.00
Study of child development from comparative perspective,
considering race, gender, and disabling conditions as
dimensions of diversity. Cross-cultural research examined as
challenge to contemporary theories of child development.
Ethnopsychology of child development. Use of anthropological
methods in study of child development. Implications for
educational theory and practice. Prereq: permission.
EDUC 951 - Laws and Regulations Affecting the Education of Students with Disabilities
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of current federal and state policies affecting
students with disabilities. Focus on Section 504 and IDEA.
The role of policy making and constitutional and ethical
issues discussed.
EDUC 952 - Inclusive Assessment, Curriculum, Instruction, and Communication Supports
Credits:
4.00
One of sequence of courses that leads to New Hampshire
certification in Mental Retardation. Meets some of the
requirements for certification of the Council for
Exceptional Children. This advanced course provides
knowledge and skills in assessment, curriculum
development/modification, and instruction. It is also
expected that graduate students will use their knowledge of
alternative/augmentative communication in developing
assessment and instructional activities for students with
significant special needs.
EDUC 953 - Seminar in Curriculum Study
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of recent trends in public school curriculum;
structures, philosophy, development, change, and evaluation.
Primarily for experienced teachers and administrators.
Prereq: teaching experience.
EDUC 954 - Leadership and Systems Change in Inclusive Education
Credits:
2.00
One of a sequence of courses that leads to New Hampshire
certification in Mental Retardation. Meets some of the
requirements for certification of the Council for
Exceptional Children. Leadership and advocacy are vital
skills for teachers of students with significant
disabilities. This course provides the knowledge and skills
for graduates to begin to initiate change processes within
schools to benefit students with and without disabilities.
EDUC 955 - Mentoring New Teachers
Credits:
2.00
This course introduces the concept of mentoring and explores
the role of the mentor in education. Includes role play,
reflective dialogue, simulations, and oral presentations.
Topics may include: communication skills the role of
feedback, modeling, peer coaching, cognitive coaching,
classroom management, and relationship building. Required
for certificate in mentoring.
EDUC 956 - Learning to Listen: Developing Positive Behavior Supports for Students with Challenging Behaviors
Credits:
4.00
One of a sequence of courses that leads to New Hampshire
certification in Mental Retardation. Meets some of the
requirements for certification of the Council for
Exceptional Children. Behavioral challenges are the most
frequent reason students with significant disabilities are
excluded from inclusive settings in schools and communities.
Course provides knowledge and skills in behavior as
communication, utilization of functional assessments, and
development of strategies to support students who experience
challenging behaviors.
EDUC 957 - Collaborative Models of Supervision for Cooperating Teachers
Credits:
4.00
Becoming an outstanding supervisor and leader within school
and professional communities is a complex process which
includes learning to build productive relationships with
supervisee's, developing competence in observing
supervisee's and providing constructive feedback to
supervisee's. Designed around a framework of six focus areas
which guide the students in their practice and inquiry.
Truly excellent supervisors must be familiar with and
skilled at using multiple strategies. Provides the
cooperating teacher with skills and knowledge about the
supervision process and what is good teaching.
Prereq: permission.
EDUC 958 - Analysis of Teaching
Credits:
4.00
Examination of and reflection on the nature of teaching will
serve as the basis for analysis. A variety of strategies for
analysis of teaching will be explored and implemented.
Student-initiated inquiry into specific aspects of teaching
will provide practical application of course material.
Prereq: teaching experience.
EDUC #959 - Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Special Education
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of forces and factors affecting secondary special
education. Analysis of forces and factors affecting
secondary special education curriculum, the theoretical
constructs of curriculum models, and the practical aspect of
development and modification of curriculum for meeting the
needs of learners with educational disabilities. Discussion
of transition and school to work issues included.
EDUC 960 - Mentoring New Teachers
Credits:
2.00
Induction into professional practices is often critical to
success. This course prepares experienced teachers to assume
the role of mentor to new teachers.
EDUC 961 - Public School Administration
Credits:
4.00
Introductory course to school leadership; major issues and
trends in policy making, theories in school management,
personnel, public relations, finance, decision making,
ethics, and research in school administration.
EDUC 962 - Educational Finance and Business Management
Credits:
4.00
Principles of financing education, budgetary procedures,
computer simulations, and business management. Analysis of
N.H. school funding system. Handling practical school
finance problems is part of the project work.
EDUC 964 - Human Resources in Education
Credits:
4.00
Problems arising from the communications process.
Implications of group problem-solving processes.
Interpersonal relations and group dynamics among students,
faculty, staff, administration, and the community.
Application of theories.
EDUC 965 - Educational Supervision and Evaluation
Credits:
4.00
Theoretical foundations and practical applications of
supervisory and instructional practices and procedures;
consideration of observation instruments and techniques.
Teacher evaluation and supervision reviewed. Each student
conducts a field supervision project. Prereq: teaching
experience or permission.
EDUC 967 - Legal Aspects of School Administration
Credits:
4.00
Relationship of law to public education. Emphasis on federal
constitution, New Hampshire statutes, and case law related
to public interests served by elementary and secondary
education. Special topics: church-state relationship, due
process, desegregation, teacher employment, discrimination,
negotiations, student rights, tort liability.
EDUC 968 - Collective Bargaining in Public Education
Credits:
4.00
An examination of collective bargaining as practiced by
school boards, administrators, and teacher organizations.
Consideration is given to collective bargaining statutes,
case law, employee relations boards, unit determinations,
exclusive representation, union security provisions, scope
of bargaining, good faith, grievance procedures, bargaining
strategies, strikes, public interest, mediation, fact
finding, arbitration, and the administration of the
negotiated contract.
EDUC 969 - Practicum in Educational Administration
Credits:
4.00
Supervised practical experience in planning and implementing
graduate student-initiated field projects in school
administration. Prereq: all core requirements.
EDUC 970 - Change Process in Education
Credits:
4.00
Role of change agent and the change process in education
as related to school personnel; structural characteristics
of the school culture; change theory and systems analysis
techniques. Students are required to apply some of the
theories in an institutional setting.
EDUC 971 - School Facilities Management
Credits:
4.00
Techniques and procedures involved in the long-range
planning of school facilities: for example, school
population projections, characteristics of the present and
future educational programs, space requirements, evaluation
of existing facilities, future use of existing buildings,
analysis of financial resources available, identification of
reasonable alternatives, and an examination of the probable
consequences of such alternatives.
EDUC 972 - Educational Program Evaluation
Credits:
4.00
Selected models for educational program evaluation;
rationale underlying these models examined and compared;
practical applications developed. Program and student
assessment techniques reviewed. Prereq: EDUC 953; 961;/ or
permission.
EDUC 973 - Analysis of Educational Policy
Credits:
4.00
Policy systems and fundamental values shaping the
development and enactment of education policy at the
federal, state, and local levels.
EDUC 974 - Administrative Internship and Field Project
Credits:
6.00
Field-based internship. Administrative experience in one or
several educational and community agencies. Participation in
administrative and supervisory work of the agencies. Each
intern completes a major field project requiring analysis
and action appropriate for resolution of a significant
administrative problem at the intern site. Supervision by
university faculty. Prereq: permission of graduate adviser.
A grade of credit (CR) is given upon successful completion
of the internship and field project. Cr/F.
EDUC 975 - Administrative Internship and Field Project
Credits:
6.00
See description for EDUC 974. Cr/F.
EDUC 976 - Principalship
Credits:
4.00
Explores the theories and practical realities of the role
and function of the public school principal. Reviews in
depth leadership in the instructional setting, as a
function of culture building, and as a moral craft; and the
administration of a school. Students develop a knowledge
base about the principalship and apply that knowledge
through role playing, in-basket activities, and
problem-solving activities. Prereq: two courses in
educational administration.
EDUC 977 - Leadership: The District Level Administrator
Credits:
4.00
Examines the school superintendency and other district level
positions of leadership that comprise the administrative
team, focusing on the complexity of the current role and
relationships, the critical issues facing school leaders,
and the skills necessary for success as an educational
leader in today's climate. Students analyze contemporary
issues of school governance and examine problems of practice
to understand the role of school superintendent and other
district level administrators from a theoretical, political,
and contemporary perspective.
EDUC 980 - Research in the Teaching of Writing
Credits:
4.00
Review of research in writing instruction, focusing on
trends in design, research procedures, the contributions of
linguistics, cognitive and developmental psychology,
with a view to the conduct of research by participants.
Prereq: permission.
EDUC 981 - Quantitative Inquiry: Methods and Techniques of Educational Research
Credits:
4.00
Conceptual aspects and practical realities of the research
process applied to problems in education and human service
disciplines. Develops skills necessary to use, as well as
conduct, research.
EDUC 982 - Issues and Methods in Ethnographic Research in Education
Credits:
4.00
Provides theoretical grounding and field experience in
ethnography as a deliberate inquiry process. Examines the
application of ethnographic fieldwork to educational
research.
EDUC 983 - Advanced Psychology of Human Learning
Credits:
4.00
Review and integration of learning theory, teacher
effectiveness, motivation theory, and development through
adolescence; application of these to teaching generally and
to the areas of specialization of the participants. Prereq:
EDUC 801 or equivalent.
EDUC #984 - Advanced Human Development
Credits:
4.00
Selected principles and skills humankind must consider in
the attempt to maximize individual, social, and educational
potential; emphasis on personal implementation. Prereq:
EDUC 801; introduction to psychology;/ or equivalent.
EDUC 985 - Contemporary Issues and Theories in Human Learning and Development
Credits:
4.00
This course explores the human drive to know one's world.
Although the primary focus is on traditional school-aged
learners, views of the learner both in and out of school and
across the life-span are considered as well. Theoretical
positions will include: cognitive developmental theory; an
analysis of positions implicit in traditional and innovative
schooling practices; and theories about the social
organization of knowledge. Attention will be given to
educational applications of recent advances in contemporary
theories of learning and development, as well as changes in
pedagogy and assessment. Prereq: EDUC 801, or equivalent
introduction to human development and/or educational
psychology;/ or permission.
EDUC 986 - Philosophy of Education
Credits:
4.00
Seminar in comparative analysis of educational theories and
the philosophical foundations upon which they are based.
Application of theoretical criteria for evaluating
educational practices and for developing one's own
philosophy of education. Prereq: permission.
EDUC 988 - Alternative Models of Teacher Development
Credits:
4.00
Examines the historical and current directions in the
education of teachers with an emphasis on analysis of
alternative models of teacher education.
EDUC 989A - College Teaching
Credits:
2.00
An analysis of teaching strategies at the collegiate level.
The planning, execution, and evaluation of instruction for
meeting the needs of the young adult learner. Recommended
for all who wish to teach in a collegiate setting.
Discussion of lectures selected, distinguished UNH
lecturers. Prereq: permission.
EDUC 989B - Junior and Vocational/Technical Colleges
Credits:
4.00
Rise and development of community-junior colleges and
two-year vocational/technical colleges in American
education; their history, potential, philosophy, and
functions.
EDUC 989C - Programming in Adult Education
Credits:
4.00
Focus on the program development process with particular
attention to the design and implementation of educational
programs that respond to adult needs. Special attention
given to the involvement of adult learners in the
programming process and to educational programs in both
Cooperative Extension Service and continuing education.
Required for master's degree candidates concentrating in
adult education.
EDUC 990 - Developmental Perspectives on Adulthood
Credits:
4.00
Research and theory about critical life issues;
developmental tasks of the life cycle; periods of
transition; stages of intellectual, moral, and personality
development of the adult; and the design of significant
learning experiences for adults within a variety of
educational settings and institutions. Prereq: permission.
EDUC 991 - Curriculum Theory I
Credits:
4.00
Explores models of curriculum theorizing, the relationship
between curriculum and theory and society and school
practice, and current curriculum issues and reform
initiatives.
EDUC 992 - Curriculum Theory II
Credits:
4.00
Seminar in social and philosophic foundations of curriculum
theory in which students explore the influence of social,
cultural, and institutional contexts on the framing and
organization of curricular knowledge; evaluate the social,
educational and research implications of dominant knowledge
paradigms; and apply a selected theoretic perspective to
curricular analysis.
EDUC 993 - Epistemology and Education
Credits:
4.00
This course addresses epistemological problems in their
general form, and also explores these issues with an eye to
their implications for educational theories and practices.
Topics include: What is knowledge? How do we justify
knowledge claims? What is the relation between
knowledge and emotion, values, experience, situatedness?
Is truth invisibly and ubiquitously shaped by power? Is
there an epistemological justification for multicultural
education? Prereq: EDUC 905 or equivalent; permission.
EDUC 995 - Independent Study
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Opportunity for intensive investigation of a special problem
or issue in the field of education. Prereq: permission. May
be repeated to a maximum of 8 credits.
EDUC 998 - Special Topics
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Study of a particular theoretical, methodological, or policy
issue. May be offered off campus as professional
development.
EDUC 999 - Doctoral Research
Credits:
Cr/F.