This course is intended to help the student understand the contribution of research to the development of educational theory and to the improvement of educational practice. The student is introduced to research methodology and learns skills that are useful for educational research projects. This course helps the student to prepare the introduction and literary review sections of the summary paper, the integrating experience of the master's program. It helps the student to use the APA style of writing and proposes a variety of organizational styles for the material gathered through the literature search portion of the research process. This course provides experience in the use of integrating software, and introduces hard disk management, and the Macintosh and Windows environments.
Students learn about a wide range of teacher utilities and their applications in school.
This course will focus on the current issues affecting the Catholic education system. Legal issues pertinent to Catholic education will be discussed. Current research on Catholic school effectiveness will help focus attention on the distinctive qualities of the Catholic school. A brief overview on the history of Catholic education will enable students to connect current practice with the system's origins. In this course, students develop an understanding of how cultural style and cognitive style relates to teaching and learning.