Assistantships Art Education Search Course WebBoard New Student Orientation Open House Teaching and Research Opportunities Faculty members in the Department of Education are engaged in research that focus on the gender issues in education, urban education, professional issues in school psychology, writing, children's understanding of mathematics in and out of schools, and early algebra reasoning. In addition, many faculty members are engaged in applied projects involving work with schools, museums, clinical settings, and professional associations.
Numerous opportunities are available for students to participate in projects of faculty and staff.
Students are encouraged to participate in faculty research and applied projects, as well as to engage in their own independent research. There are also some paid graduate assistantships available through the Department or through individual faculty grants. Students may also obtain independent study course credit for conducting research supervised by a faculty member. Application forms and a complete listing of available opportunities for participation in faculty projects is distributed at the fall orientation meeting for new graduate students and is posted in the Department of Education.