Doctoral Research Seminar III: Dissertation Research Methods

3 Credits

This course is oriented to guide students to apply their methodological research training to construct well-grounded data and methods sections of their dissertation proposals. Informed by theoretical, empirical, and conceptual aspects of contemporary issues in educational administration, we will consider how various research approaches may inform educational practice and policy formulation and how students’ dissertation work may advance those aims. This course is typically taken in fall of the final year of coursework. Prerequisites: EDL 492