LITERATURE REVIEW IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY ANALYSIS
Develop, organize, and write a comprehensive literature review focused on a specific research area of individual interest. Learn strategies for effectively researching, synthesizing, and critically evaluating existing scholarship to build a strong foundation for research projects.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Use appropriate techniques for identifying, organizing, and synthesizing relevant literature. Audience: Graduate 2. Explore how power and privilege shape educational research and knowledge dissemination. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify useful technological and software tools that support research and writing. Audience: Graduate 4. Complete an annotated bibliography. Audience: Graduate 5. Learn valuable peer review techniques. Audience: Graduate 6. Produce a draft document that serves as a foundation for the Preliminary Exam. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Use appropriate techniques for identifying, organizing, and synthesizing relevant literature. Audience: Graduate 2. Explore how power and privilege shape educational research and knowledge dissemination. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify useful technological and software tools that support research and writing. Audience: Graduate 4. Complete an annotated bibliography. Audience: Graduate 5. Learn valuable peer review techniques. Audience: Graduate 6. Produce a draft document that serves as a foundation for the Preliminary Exam. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027