Master of Arts (MA) – Social & Philosophical Foundations

About the program

Education is a social practice dependant on context, policy and culture. It is important for practitioners and schools to critically analyze complex issues such as equity, multiculturalism, high stakes testing, bilingual education, indigenous education rights, affirmative action and school choice. To examine the relationships between education, society, democracy, and globalization the Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education program draws on classic and contemporary thought from the intellectual traditions of Anthropology, History, Philosophy, Sociology, and Linguistics as well as from Comparative, International and Multicultural education.

The Master of Arts degree in Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education is designed for experienced practitioners as well as individuals preparing for doctoral level studies in areas such as the following:

• Educational Reform and Policy
• International and Comparative Education
• Language Rights and Policy as Practice
• Philosophy of Education
• Ethnography and Anthropology of Education
• Sociology of Education
• American Indian Education Policy
• Race, Class, Gender in Education

The program is individually tailored to suit the intellectual and research interests of each student with a set of core courses. Opportunities for graduate assistantships are available on a limited basis, usually in the form of teaching and research fellowships.

Faculty

Nicholas Appleton, Program Coordinator

Teacher Education, Cultural Diversity, and Philosophy

Thomas E. Barone

Curriculum Studies, Narrative Research, Qualitative Inquiry

Arnold Danzig

Education Leadership Development, Education Policy, Sociology of Language

Eric Margolis

Sociology, Visual Ethnography, Critical Theory, Qualitative Research Methods

Gustavo Fischman

International & Comparative Education, Multicultural Education, Gender Studies, Qualitative Research Methods

Jeanne M. Powers

Politics of Educational Reform, Sociology, Social Stratification, School Choice

Beth Blue Swadener

Anti-Oppressive Education, Social Policy and Families, Decolonizing Methodologie

Joseph J. Tobin

Anthropology, Early Childhood Education, Media Studies

Terrence G. Wiley

Language Policy, Comparative Education, History, Immigrant Education

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GRADUATE DEGREES & PROGRAMS

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (EdD)

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD)

MASTER OF ARTS (MA)

MASTER OF COUNSELING (MC)

MASTER OF EDUCATION (MEd)

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