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Proseminar in Human Development and Social Policy
Conceptual framework for studying human development, socialization and social policy. Theoretical and empirical studies.
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| HDSP 402 |
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Child Development
Major theories and current empirical research concerning cognitive and social/emotional development of children. Interaction of internal maturational factors with effects of families, peers and schools.
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| HDSP 403 |
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Adolescent Development
Biological, cognitive and social development during adolescence. Social institutions and policies that affect the well-being of adolescents.
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| HDSP 404 |
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Adult Development and Aging
Concepts, theories and research on development and adaptation from early adulthood through aging: age periods, transitions, cognitive, moral and faith development; psychosocial and ego development; defense mechanisms; death and dying.
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| HDSP 427 |
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Sociology of Education
How does educational research affect social policy? This course examines theories of the relationship between schools and society, research on educational outcomes and the mechanisms by which schooling accomplishes these outcomes, and policy responses to research findings. How does social research clarify the operation of schooling and policy options? What kinds of research are most useful to policy? How can qualitative and quantitative studies be designed to address theoretical and policy concerns? How can studies of institutions be integrated with studies using national surveys?
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| HDSP 430 |
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Economics of Social Policy
Economic context for social policy (economic crisis, unemployment, poverty); household economics; labor market theory and studies; economics rationales for social policy.
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| HDSP 432 |
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Field Methods
This course is designed to introduce students to qualitative research, including field work, interviewing, and document analysis. Students will explore qualitative research approaches by undertaking their own research study as well as reading and discussing relevant writing on the subject.
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| HDSP 433 |
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Modern Theories of the State and Social Policy
Recent theories of social policy in the context of the welfare state. Analysis of alternative theories and their implications for contemporary problems in social policy.
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| HDSP 440 |
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The Politics of Public Policy
This course examines the politics underlying policy development and the policy process. We begin with a time-ordered sequence of steps. Then, we use this framework to show the many constraints of all kinds that limit the utility of the rational actor model as a way of understanding policy development and the policy process but do not destroy it. The theoretical and empirical literature on the politics of public policy is explored to understand the determinants of how issues emerge on policy agendas and the political opportunities and constraints within the policy process. It should be a useful course for students who want (1) to work in the policymaking world, (2) to do research to inform policy, or (3) to conduct research on the politics of public policy.
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| HDSP 451 |
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Topics in Human Development and Social Policy
Topics vary. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
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| HDSP 451-0 |
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Educational Policy: Design, Implementation and Effects
School reform has become a regular fixture in public, professional, and academic deliberations about our nation's schools. In the past couple of decades, educational reform proposals have grown significantly as both state and federal governments have become increasingly interested in developing education policies. This course will provide students with an introduction to key issues in K-12 educational policy. The course is designed to develop students’ abilities to examine, analyze and critique education policies, education policy-making, and education policy implementation. Further, students will develop an appreciation for issues relating to policy effects.
Given the vastness of the terrain, the course will be grounded in three education policy/reform initiatives that have gained considerable currency over the past decade: (1) Standards and Accountability (2) Teacher Quality& (3) School Choice - Vouchers and Charter Schools
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| HDSP 451-0 |
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Topics in Organizations, Institutions and Society: Persistence and Change Among Public, Private, and Non-Profit Sectors
This new graduate seminar will introduce theories of institutional persistence and change in the context of public, private, and nonprofit settings. The course is organized as a seminar and will blend foundational studies in institutional theory with contemporary work, from sociology, organization sciences, education and nonprofit studies. An overarching theme of the course addresses how new practices and organizational forms spread (diffusion), how they stick (institutionalization) and how they take the form that they do (emergence). Topics covered will include accountability and performance; organizational learning; contemporary debates about social mechanisms, and micro-foundations of institutional theory. Ideally, this course will provide a platform for students to develop and advance their own research projects, in the form of a research proposal, for beginning doctoral students, or an empirical analysis for more advanced students.
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| HDSP 451-0 |
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Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods and Design
This course is designed to teach students the fundamental concepts of quantitative research design, how to develop scientific hypotheses, and how to design experimental, quasi-experimental or correlational studies to test hypotheses. The course will also introduce students to basic statistical concepts such as the logic of hypothesis testing, t-tests, ANOVAs, correlation and regression. Research examples from education, human development and social policy will be highlighted.
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| HDSP 463 |
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Regression Analys Hum Dev Res
Applied Regression for Ed Research
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