University of Wisconsin–Madison
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Research

Research within the Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) focuses on three main areas: comparative, international, and global studies in education, history and humanities, and social sciences and education. Bolstered by faculty expertise and research centers — including the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research, one of the largest and most productive research centers in the nation — we drive innovation in educational policy.

 

Areas of Research and Projects

Centers and Groups

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Unique among education research centers in its whole-child, ecological approach to research, the Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (CRECE) focuses on children ages 0-8, their families, and communities.

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The mission of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions (CCWT) is to provide and support critical research aimed at illuminating students’ experiences and voices with respect to college-workforce transitions.

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International and Comparative Education Research Group (ICERG) is an organization dedicated to scholarly discussion of work in the field of international and comparative education.

Graduate Dissertations

Curious about what topics EPS graduate students have studied? View a list of dissertation titles produced by past students.

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