Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Research
Program Directors:
Ruth Ban, Ph.D.—Curriculum & Instruction (PhD)
Sean W. Buckreis, Ph.D.—Curriculum & Instruction (MS)
Judy Harris-Looby, Ph.D.—Exceptional Student Education (MS) & Reading and Literacy Studies (MS and EdS) Graduate Programs
Leslie Lasseville, Ed.S.—Montessori
Sam Perkins, Ph.D.—Undergraduate Education (B.S. with M.S. option)
Randall W. Peterson, Ed.D.—Educational Leadership (MS and EdS)
Agnes Shine, Ph.D., School Psychology (MS and SSP)
Ombudsman: Sam Perkins, Ph.D.
Faculty: Ban, Borgen, Buckreis, DiBello, Farrell, Gonzalez, Harris-Looby, Lasseville, McCoy, Ney, Perkins, Peterson, Rice, Ricketts-Duncan, Shine, Türegün, Winkle.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Research unit is to provide education practitioners with a broad foundation in curriculum and instruction that includes philosophical, historical, cultural, and critical perspectives. Faculty are committed to the preparation of teacher leaders, school psychologists, scholars, school leaders, and researchers who will be thoroughly grounded in multiple aspects of curriculum, including constructs related to analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and models.
The programs provide grounding in research and related skills that will allow educators to engage in the critical praxis necessary to effectively adapt and adjust principles of curriculum, along with instructional and assessment strategies to meet the needs of a diverse student body and to be critically reflective about their own teaching practices. Coursework is intended to integrate theory and practice so as to prepare individuals who will have the necessary expertise and knowledge in order to be leaders in the improvement of learning and transformation of schools and organizations in a wide range of settings.