Concentrations are intended to embody the content knowledge and learning experiences required for students to achieve necessary levels of proficiency within a field of study. While these levels of proficiency are acquired largely through coursework and other traditional academic activities, in appropriate fields, they may also be based in work experiences, internships, independent studies, and similar activities. Concentrations are the cornerstone of the required program of study for doctoral students in EPS; therefore it is important that students become familiar with the guidelines for their concentration.
Comparative, International, and Global Studies in Education
Study in comparative and international education prepares researchers, teachers, and planners who are interested in education across nations and cultures. Various modes of inquiry and the intellectual orientations of several disciplines are used to investigate, from a comparative and/or cross-cultural perspective, the following aspects of education in one or more geographical regions of the world: educational change and reform, educational policies and practices (e.g., enrollment, retention, assessment, curriculum and pedagogy), the interaction between education and development (social, political, economic), education and inequity, the politics of educational reform, educational planning and institution-building, and the interrelationships of particular aspects of schools, societies, and cultures.
Upcoming and related comparative and international education activities on campus:
Professor Lesley Bartlett
235C Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
(608) 265-5955
lbartlett2@wisc.edu
Assistant Professor Ran Liu
225 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
ran.liu@wisc.edu
Professor Nancy Kendall
239 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-692-0749
nkendall@education.wisc.edu
Assistant Professor Diana Rodríguez-Gómez
215 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
drodriguezgo@wisc.edu
History and Humanities
The study of history helps us understand past educational policies and practices in the context of their times. It also often provides a unique perspective on modern developments. Students in the history of education usually study subjects from interdisciplinary angles, adapting theories and interpretive points of view from the humanities as well as the social sciences in their understanding of the past. In addition, great emphasis is placed in the program on the mastery of core knowledge in the field, the honing of analytical tools, and the improvement of writing skills, all of which are useful in a variety of academic and other settings. Students who choose a concentration in the history of education may specialize in the history of American education, African American Education, the history of European education, comparative history of education, or any combination of these approved by the student’s advisory committee.
Links
Professor Adam Nelson
377K Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-6564
anelson@education.wisc.edu
Associate Professor Simone Schweber
217 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
sschweber@wisc.edu
Professor William Reese
223 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-2812
wjreese@wisc.edu
Associate Professor Walter Stern
203 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
wcstern@wisc.edu
Professor Lesley Bartlett
235C Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
(608) 265-5955
lbartlett2@wisc.edu
Professor Stacey Lee
207 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-6846
slee@education.wisc.edu
Associate Professor Erica Turner
227 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-6539
eturner4@wisc.edu
Associate Professor Amy Claessens
209 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
(608) 263-2973
claessens@wisc.edu
Assistant Professor Taylor Odle
211 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
todle@wisc.edu
Associate Professor Matthew Hora
211 Education Building
Department of Liberal Arts and Applied Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-265-5629
matthew.hora@wisc.edu
Professor Linn Posey-Maddox
219 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-6863
lposey@wisc.edu
Social Sciences and Education
EPS students choosing to concentrate in Social Sciences and Education will develop a program of study that combines deep exploration of a particular educational problem, theoretical perspective, methodology, or disciplinary approach with broad grounding in social foundations of education and in key substantive fields relevant to educational policy and/or practice. Programs of study will be individually designed (with the support and approval of an EPS advisor) to reflect students’ prior knowledge, skills and experience as well as their current educational goals. Students in this concentration are required to become well-versed in methodological approaches common to social science research, and specifically are required to take a methodology course and two research methods courses.