Doctor's degrees in Education, General: A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching; the basic principles of educational psychology; the art of teaching; the planning and administration of educational activities; school safety and health issues; and the social foundations of education.
University of Phoenix, Tucson Campus offers a wide selection of continuing education and professional growth courses specifically developed for educators. These intensive courses are designed to help educators develop their professional skills and learn important new theories and techniques.
The Ph.D. in Education Studies will prepare educators from a variety of community organizations (P-12 schools, higher education and other community contexts) to engage in effective research and practice about teaching and learning. The program consists of two primary strands, one that concentrates on developing educators for P-12 learners, and a second that prepares educators for post secondary learners. The program is theoretically rigorous, grounded...
The program in History/Social Science Education is concerned with how young people make sense of the past in school and out-of-school settings. The program explores core issues of teaching and learning and, most broadly, engages the very nature of historical consciousness: What does it mean to live in a present suffused by the past?
Taught well, history fosters tolerance for complexity and intolerance for simple answers. How can schools teach young...
International Comparative Education (ICE) is a multidisciplinary, international, cross-cultural program of training that places educational problems into an international and comparative framework. Core courses explore how education is related to economic, political, and social development in both developed and developing countries. The program provides a strong theoretical and empirical base for studying education in a rapidly changing global context...
The learning sciences are dedicated to the systematic study and design of psychological, social, and technological processes that support learning in diverse contexts and across the lifespan. Students in the Learning Sciences and Technology Design (LSTD) Ph.D. program complete foundational research on learning, and they design innovative learning technologies. Graduates of the program will take leadership positions as faculty, research scientists...
For those interested in mathematics education there are opportunities to work with several faculty who are studying mathematics teaching and learning, in and outside of school. Current research projects are addressing issues of equity, the impact of different mathematics teaching apporaches, the relationships between teaching, learning and student identity and the role of video case studies in teacher learning. Students can choose to take mathematics...
The Psychological Studies in Education (PSE) Area offers Ph.D. programs in Child and Adolescent Development and in Educational Psychology. The programs emphasize disciplined inquiry aimed at understanding human psychological functioning in relation to educational phenomena and problems. The programs prepare students for careers in scholarly research and in teaching with the goal of developing theory and research for the improvement of practice in...
Postsecondary teaching is one of the top two fastest-growing doctoral level occupations, and the need is particularly acute in popular, fast-growing fields of study, such as IT. Position yourself to take advantage of these opportunities through the PhD in IT program that offers one of the few specializations in IT education. The specialization combines in-depth analysis, critical thinking, research,...
Create an individualized doctoral program that fits your unique K-12 research interests. Complement such core course work as advanced research, educational philosophy, advanced learning theory, and K-12 history and politics with electives in such areas as adult learning, mathematics, science, educational leadership, and virtual school instruction and assessment strategies. Throughout the program you...
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