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Education

Department Chairman: Robert Dreeben, J 103, 702-9456

Assistant to the Chairman: Tara Nekrosius, J 103, 702-9456

Administrator, Office of Graduate Studies: Malinda Winans, J 121, 702-9458

Education is not a field organized around a "discipline" in the conventional sense of that term. It is an area of action, of practice, subject to scholarly inquiry from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Accordingly, studies in education are not organized as a concentration. The Department of Education recommends that students who are pursuing concentrations in other baccalaureate programs but who wish to add education to their studies take six courses distributed across the following four fields: (1) administrative, institutional, and policy studies; (2) educational psychology; (3) measurement, evaluation, and statistical analysis; and (4) curriculum and instruction.

While all of the six education courses may be treated as electives, many concentration programs allow two of them to be counted as courses in the concentration. Students interested in education are encouraged to consult the Office of Graduate Studies of the Department of Education for advice on course selection.

Joint Degree Opportunities. The joint B.A./M.A. program in education is available to Social Sciences Collegiate Division (SSCD) students who want to pursue scholarly studies in education without developing personal competence in teaching. For non-SSCD students, the department also offers the B.A./M.A.T. (Master of Arts in Teaching) in English or mathematics. Interested students should fulfill a significant portion of their B.A. requirements by the end of their third year in order to be eligible for these programs.

As a first step toward admission to any of these joint degree programs, interested students should consult with Malinda Winans, Administrator of the Office of Graduate Studies, by the end of their second year if possible.

Faculty

MAX S. BELL, Professor, Department of Education

CHARLES E. BIDWELL, William Claude Reavis Professor, Departments of Sociology and Education, Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, and the College; Director, Ogburn/Stouffer Center for the Study of Population and Social Organization at the National Opinion Research Center

ANTHONY BRYK, Professor, Department of Education and the College; Director, Center for School Improvement

BERTRAM COHLER, William Rainey Harper Professor in the College; Professor, Departments of Psychology (Human Development), Education, and Psychiatry, and the Divinity School

JOHN E. CRAIG, Associate Professor, Department of Education and the College

MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI, Professor, Departments of Psychology (Human Development and Mental Health) and Education and the College

ROBERT DREEBEN, Professor, Department of Education and the College; Chairman, Department of Education

EDGAR G. EPPS, Marshall Field Professor, Department of Education

JENNIFER K. GATES, Lecturer, Department of Education; Teaching and Learning Consultant, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

SUSAN GOLDIN-MEADOW, Professor, Departments of Education and Psychology and the College

GERALD GRAFF, George M. Pullman Professor, Departments of Education and English Language & Literature

LARRY V. HEDGES, Stella M. Rowley Professor, Department of Education and the College

GEORGE HILLOCKS, JR., Professor, Departments of Education and English Language & Literature; Director, M.A.T. English Program

JANELLEN HUTTENLOCHER, William S. Gray Professor, Departments of Education and Psychology (Cognition & Communication and Human Development) and the College

PHILIP W. JACKSON, David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of Education and Psychology (Human Development), Committee on Analysis of Ideas and Study of Methods, and the College

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ROBERT W. JEWELL, Senior Lecturer, Department of Education

CARL F. KAESTLE, Professor, Department of Education

LUCINDA LEE KATZ, Lecturer, Department of Education; Director, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

FRANK M. LANI, Lecturer, Department of Education; Director, Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School

SUSAN C. LEVINE, Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology and the College

FREDERICK F. LIGHTHALL, Professor, Departments of Education and Psychology (Social and Organizational Psychology) and the College

ROBERT T. MICHAEL, Eliakim Hastings Moore Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Education, Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, and the College; Research Associate, Economics Research Center at the National Opinion Research Center

SARA L. SPURLARK, Lecturer, Department of Education

NANCY L. STEIN, Professor, Departments of Education and Psychology (Cognition & Communication, Developmental Psychology, and Human Development) and the College

SUSAN S. STODOLSKY, Professor, Departments of Education and Psychology (Human Development)

THOMAS R. TRABASSO, Irving B. Harris Professor, Departments of Education and Psychology (Cognition & Communication, Developmental Psychology, and Human Development), and the College

ZALMAN USISKIN, Professor, Department of Education; Director, University of Chicago School Mathematics Project; Director, M.A.T. Mathematics Program

ROBERT WILLIS, Professor, Department of Education, Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, and the College; Director, Economics Research Center at the National Opinion Research Center

KENNETH WONG, Associate Professor, Department of Education and the College

BENJAMIN D. WRIGHT, Professor, Departments of Education and Psychology (Research Methodology & Quantitative Psychology); Director, MESA Psychometric Laboratory

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Courses

Administrative, Institutional, and Policy Studies

217/317. The Macrosociology of Education (=PubPol 397, Sociol 275/337). This course is a general survey of the relationships between education and other major societal subsystems treated in historical and comparative perspective. Particular attention is given to the relations among the schools, economy, polity, and systems of stratification. C. Bidwell, R. Dreeben. Autumn.

218/318. Social Stratification and Educational Organization (=PubPol 393, Sociol 230/338). This course presents a review of formulations of education's place in the system of social stratification and focuses on the organization of school systems, schools, and classrooms. Attention is given to the ways in which conceptions of educational organization and of stratification can be related to each other. C. Bidwell, R. Dreeben. Winter.

223/323. Economics of Education (=Econ 264/343, PubPol 394). Theories of human capital and alternative theories (e.g., signaling and dual labor market theory) are applied to the determinants of educational choice and the implications of these choices for life cycle earnings, the distribution of income, and economic growth. R. Willis. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.

225/425. Education and Social Change in the Third World. A comparative examination of education in the developing countries. Topics considered include the impact of Western educational systems on traditional social structures; patterns of educational expansion; and the contributions of education to social mobility, demographic changes, economic productivity, and national integration. J. Craig. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.

232/332. Educational Policy and the Law: The Rights of Students and Teachers. This course surveys the important case law dealing with educational policy from the perspective of the school administrator. Particular emphasis is given to the impact of court decisions concerning the rights of students and teachers at the levels of school site and system. R. Jewell. Autumn.

258/458. Research in Urban Education. Empirical studies relevant to current urban instructional problems are critically analyzed, with particular reference to studies of the development of children in urban settings. E. Epps. Autumn.

266/366. Policy Analysis in Education (=PolSci 336, PubPol 384). This course serves as the analytical foundation for students who are interested in educational policy. It introduces various analytical perspectives in the study of public policy, with particular emphasis on education. Among the approaches are institutional analysis, the bargaining model, the rational actor paradigm, the organizational-bureaucratic model, and the "policy typology" school. K. Wong. Autumn.

267/367. Critical Issues in Education (=PubPol 266/367). PQ: Consent of instructor. This course focuses on contemporary issues in educational policy in the broader political and institutional context. Possible topics include federal policy development and implementation; reform at the state level--school finance, academic excellence, and teacher competency; racial equity and school desegregation--progress and prospects; public-private school differences and policy proposals; and big-city school politics--race, unions, and the economy. For each topic, two or three major works are selected for more in-depth examination. Scholarly research frames the discussion, along with an evaluation of contemporary policy recommendations from both governmental and nongovernmental sources. K. Wong. Spring.

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293. Race Relations: New Perspectives (=Sociol 210). This is a review and critique of research on race relations in the United States. E. Epps. Winter.

372. Population, Education, and Social Change in Modern Europe (=Sociol 348). PQ: Consent of instructor. This lecture course examines the social history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Europe, with particular emphasis on the causes and consequences of demographic and educational patterns and changes. The focus is on individual and familial strategies concerning nuptiality, fertility, migration, schooling, and, by extension, social mobility, and on the ways in which these strategies interact with economic and social changes and the related public policies. The course is informed by the relevant social and demographic theories, including those grounded in the experiences of the Third World. J. Craig. Winter.

391. Social Policy in Europe, 1815-Present (=Hist 467, PubPol 392). An examination of the antecedents, evaluation, and alleged "crises" of the welfare state, with emphasis on policies concerning education, the family, the labor market, income distribution, health, and regional development. Themes considered include the social, intellectual, and political origins of social policies; the diffusion of various models of the welfare state; and the ways in which social policies have interacted with the opportunities and choices of individuals and private corporate actors. The course is informed by recent efforts to develop a theory of the welfare state, including those identified with structural-functionalism, neo-Marxist political economy, historical sociology, the "new" institutional economics, and public choice theory. J. Craig. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.

Educational Psychology

210/310. Introduction to Developmental Psychology (=HumDev 307, Psych 223/323). This course is an introduction to developmental psychology, stressing the development and integration of cognitive, social, and perceptual skills. Lectures are given once a week and discussion sessions meet weekly. D. McNeill, A. Woodward, S. Hans. Autumn.

216/316. Cognition, Development, and Learning (=Psych 233/333). This course surveys studies on the acquisition, development, and use of knowledge. The emphasis is on how individuals interpret and represent concepts and events, and how they undergo conceptual change as a result of learning and development. N. Stein, T. Trabasso. Winter.

242/442. Introduction to Language Development (=HumDev 316, Ling 216/316, Psych 232/332). This course addresses the major issues involved in first-language acquisition. We deal with the child's production and perception of speech sounds (phonology), the acquisition of the lexicon (semantics), the comprehension and production of structured word combinations (syntax), and the ability to use language to communicate (pragmatics). J. Huttenlocher, S. Goldin-Meadow. Spring.

294/394. Seminar: Cognitive Development (=Psych 225/325). This course examines the intellectual development of the child. Topics include the growth of the child's understanding of the physical and social world and the development of memory and thought processes. J. Huttenlocher. Winter.

303. Educational Psychology (=Psych 419). Readings from cognitive, clinical, developmental, educational, operant, and social psychology are examined for their relevance to classroom instruction. F. Lighthall. Winter.

329. Self, Role, Niche, and Adaptation (=Psych 229/329). Psychological, cross-cultural, and ecological perspectives on self, person, identity, relationship, role, group, and niche are examined in studying human conduct in natural-cultural and organizational settings. F. Lighthall. Autumn.

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352. Family and Life Course (=HumDev 338, Psych 237, SocSci 267). Founded on Burgess's portrayal of the family as a "unity of interacting personalities," and recognizing the importance of life time and historical time in the study of social life, this course provides an overview regarding the place of the family in contemporary society. Starting with discussion of the American family in historical time, our readings and class discussion concern major roles within the family, marriage, divorce, adoption, and the reconstituted family; relations between generations; the place of both work and school in family life; and family and caregiving. The course concludes with a discussion of family and social change, including family and an aging society, changing roles of men and women within the family society, and the significance of families of choice. B. Cohler. Spring.

374. Introduction to Cognitive Development (=HumDev 367, Psych 367). This course focuses on the origins and developments of thought through verbal and nonverbal modalities. Of special consideration is the study of cognition in different social and cultural contexts. Both the similarities and differences between children and adults are considered. N. Stein, T. Trabasso. Autumn.

Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistical Analysis (MESA)

206/306. Quantitative Inquiry I. This course is an introduction to research, design, and statistical analysis in behavioral research. Topics discussed include data description, estimation and sampling distributions, statistical tests for means, descriptive correlations, and regression. L. Hedges. Autumn.

207/307. Quantitative Inquiry II. PQ: Educ 206/306 or equivalent. This course is an introduction to simple linear models for analysis of variance and regression. L. Hedges. Winter.

211/411. Accumulating Evidence in Science Research. This course offers an overview of the process by which research evidence is accumulated and used to draw conclusions. We examine the role of the research review in physical and social sciences, qualitative methods for research reviews, and quantitative methods for research reviews. L. Hedges. Spring.

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253/337. Applications of Hierarchical Linear Models to Psychological and Social Research (=Sociol 373). PQ: Basic knowledge of matrix algebra and multivariate statistics. A number of diverse methodological problems such as correlates of change, analysis of multilevel data, and certain aspects of metanalysis share a common feature--a hierarchical structure. The hierarchical linear model offers a promising approach to analyzing data in these situations. We survey the methodological literature in this area and demonstrate how the hierarchical linear model can be applied to a range of problems. Each student undertakes a project either applying the hierarchical linear model to some data set of interest or considering in more detail some of the research design and statistical estimation issues raised in this work. A. Bryk. Winter.

254/338. Advanced Applications of Hierarchical Linear Models. PQ: Educ 253/337 and consent of instructor. This course is a sequel to Educ 253/337 and is intended for students who wish either to pursue further study of the statistical theory of HLM or to develop an original application of HLM to some behavioral or social research of their own choice. The course is organized as a workshop with each participant responsible for a project and a presentation. Other work currently in progress is also presented for discussion and critique. A. Bryk. Spring.

259/359. Theory and Practice of Measurement (=Psych 259/359). This course is an introduction to the basic ideas of scientific measurement. Practical models for the construction of fundamental objective measurement are deduced from the measurement theories of Campbell, Luce, Thurstone, Guttman, Tukey, and Rasch. Applications in educational and psychological research are discussed. Connections with and improvements on contemporary educational test practice and psychometrics are explained. Practical methods for identifying item bias, equating tests, building item banks, setting standards, and diagnosing irregular test performance are developed, explained, and illustrated. B. Wright, J. Linacre. Winter.

260/360. Advanced Psychometric Theory (=Psych 260/360). This course is an introduction to the practice of fundamental measurement in social science research. The mathematical models on which the construction of fundamental measurement is based are explained, discussed, and illustrated. Applications to educational and psychological tests, survey questionnaires, attitude inventories, and social surveys are studied. Students learn to use computer programs to construct and calibrate variables and to make measures and set standards on these variables. Students are helped to apply these methods to their own research data and shown how to present their results in a lecture and how to prepare their results for publication. B. Wright, J. Linacre. Spring.

Curriculum and Instruction

201/301. Philosophy of Education (=Id/Met 201/301). Philosophic texts are read and their bearing on education is evaluated. P. Jackson. Spring.

212/312. History of the Book in America (=Hist 390). Recent scholarship on the history of the book has given greater attention to the readers of the printed word and to the uses of literacy. This course considers the advent of printing and the impact of the book in early modern Europe, then studies the history of print culture in the United States, beginning in British colonial America, and analyzes the expanding and diverse uses of published reading matter in the United States from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Intended primarily for undergraduates. C. Kaestle. Spring.

240/340. The Teaching of English (=Eng 328). Since its relatively recent emergence in the late nineteenth century, "English" as a school and college subject has been a battlefield of contending theories and practices. Today more than ever, English is torn by controversies over multiculturalism, feminism, and sexuality; over the ritual claims of "theory" and traditional analysis of literary texts; and over divisions between composition and literary study. This course traces the history of the teaching of English in schools and colleges and looks at some exemplary controversies. G. Graff. Winter.

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