A minimum of nine credits in the student's content strand will be taken in addition to the above-named seminars. Additional content strands may be negotiated. Coursework is closely connected to clinical experiences and research practice as integral elements of this doctoral specialization. For example, coursework may include some research and clinical experiences as elements within a particular course. In all coursework the emphasis includes both understanding and critiquing current knowledge and focusing on new directions and new questions based on a critique of current practice and current research.
Clinical experiences are interwoven throughout a student's program.
Each student will have varied and multiple opportunities to work with both preservice and inservice teachers. These opportunities will emphasize the related roles and applications of theory and practice, and of teamwork approaches and partnerships among educational institutions related to teacher development. These experiences will be grounded in continuous reflection and a conception of teachers' learning as a lifelong continuum of professional development. Clinical experiences also will provide opportunities for self reflection and growth as well as opportunities to work with people of different cultures. To the extent possible, the clinical experiences will be arranged developmentally so students will be part of the beginning, middle, and end of a preservice practitioner program at some time during their doctoral experiences.