ESED 8130 - Research on Current Trends and Issues (3 Credit Hours)

Lecture Contact Hours: 3
This course provides candidates the opportunity for exploration and reflection of current trends, issues, and research of effective teaching and learning as they apply to their school setting. Emphasis is placed on the ability to evaluate and apply current trends, issues, and research in education to make decisions about effective teaching. Candidates will analyze and synthesize the literature related to a chosen topic of study by effectively incorporating the elements of quality evaluation of the literature; i.e., peer-reviewed, empirical and scholarly-based. Candidates will write a literature review that demonstrates their understanding of the current knowledge base in their chosen topic and its application to effective teaching and learning. Candidates are required to earn a B or higher in order to enroll in ESED 8132 and candidates have two attempts to complete ESED 8130 successfully.

Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Ed S Program.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
Repeat Limit: Not Repeatable