Research Seminar on Teachers and Teaching

Harvard HGSE

This seminar is for doctoral students who (aspire to) study teachers and teaching in their own research. The primary goal of the course is to develop skills and knowledge relevant to producing research. The course has several overlapping themes: (1) Understanding relevant history and institutions, e.g., past efforts to improve teaching, current policy debates, labor markets and employment relationships, etc. (2) Contrasting different theoretical perspectives used to motivate and organize…