RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FOR EQUITY
How can research and evaluation serve as mechanisms for advancing equity and justice? Interdisciplinary approach to foundational understanding of educational research and program evaluation. Explores common types of program evaluation and examine how equity-oriented frameworks can inform research and evaluation projects. Considers how politics shape who evaluates, for what reasons, and with what consequences. Engage in systematic inquiry using evaluation research methods, including data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of diverse historical and qualitative social-science theories, epistemologies, and methodologies related to education research and evaluation Audience: Graduate 2. Develop an understanding of the role of power and inequity in shaping project, program, and policy intended and unintended consequences Audience: Graduate 3. Develop a researchable question and design an evaluation project Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop skills of collecting and analyzing data for an evaluation project Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Develop skills of writing clearly and compellingly for diverse audiences about complex topics in educational history and policy Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Follow professional standards for conducting scholarship ethically and responsibly in pursuit of equity Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Consider the issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion in educational policies and practices Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of diverse historical and qualitative social-science theories, epistemologies, and methodologies related to education research and evaluation Audience: Graduate 2. Develop an understanding of the role of power and inequity in shaping project, program, and policy intended and unintended consequences Audience: Graduate 3. Develop a researchable question and design an evaluation project Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop skills of collecting and analyzing data for an evaluation project Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Develop skills of writing clearly and compellingly for diverse audiences about complex topics in educational history and policy Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Follow professional standards for conducting scholarship ethically and responsibly in pursuit of equity Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Consider the issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion in educational policies and practices Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027