2006-08 Course Descriptions - Catalog - University of Oklahoma

The Uni ver sity of Oklahoma 2006-2008 Gen eral Cat a logEDUCATION COURSESG6010 Writing Educational Inquiry (Crosslisted with Philosophy 6010).1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing, enrollment in EDFN graduatecourse, and permission based on review of writing samples. May berepeated; maximum credit nine hours. Individual or group tutorial study ofinformal logic and rhetorical theory concerning academic writing as asocial practice. Emphasis on contextually appropriate documentationpractices, philosophical moves, and rhetorical devices; development ofclarity and grace in written formulations of educational concepts andvalues. Address various scholarly and professional situations. Aimed towardpublic presentation or publication. (F, Sp)G6013 Gender, Knowledge and Inquiry (Crosslisted with Philosophy 6013).Prerequisite: graduate standing and Womens’ Studies 4003 or equivalent,or any graduate-level course in research methods or philosophy, or threegraduate hours in EDFN. Interdisciplinary seminar introducing feministcriticisms of epistemology and exploring their possible significance fordesign and practices of gender sensitive inquiry in various academic fieldsand educational contexts. (F)G6033 Inquiry Design. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission ofinstructor. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. An individual orsmall group tutorial focused exclusively on preparation of the dissertationor prospectus for interdisciplinary critical or theoretical inquiry inHistorical, Philosophical, and Social Foundations in Education. (F)G6703 Advanced Studies in the History of Educational Thought.Prerequisite: 5753 and 5783, or equivalent and permission of instructor.May be repeated for credit, maximum credit 9 hours. Topical focus. will vary.An individual or group tutorial in which students pursue original inquirieswith close guidance and contribute to the delivery of EDFN 5753 or 5783.A final paper suitable for public presentation or publication is required. (Sp)G6763 Issues in Contemporary American Education. Prerequisite:graduate standing. Backgrounds of the contemporary American socialscene with such issues as extension of educational opportunity;interrelationships between church, state, and school; changing economicconcepts in the age of technology; purposes of education to social policy;federal aid to education; academic freedom.G6793 History of American Education. Prerequisite: graduate standing.Development of schools in American society from colonial times to thepresent as set against the background of intellectual movements andchanges from the colonial period to the present. Attention is given to thedevelopment of the organization, administration, finance and curriculumin the American public school system. Major concepts relating to themaintenance of a school in American society are considered; historicaltreatment of nativism, populism, empiricism, associationism, a person’srelation to spiritual and national self, as these topics relate to thedevelopment of educational ideals and practices in American society.G6873 Educational Futurism (Crosslisted with Instructional Psychologyand Technology 6873). Prerequisite: graduate standing. Deals withanticipated social and environmental change created by expandingtechnology, cybernation, computers, electronic information systems, massmedia and the like. Treats impact of change on educational institutions andeducational alternatives needed for human survival.G6903 Colloquium in Contemporary Educational Thought. Prerequisite:5823 and 5933, or equivalents and permission of instructor. May berepeated for credit, maximum credit nine hours. Topical focus on selectedconceptual problems will vary. A colloquium in which students share andpractice mutual critique of original inquiries they are pursuing with closeguidance. Participation in the delivery of EDFN 5823 or 5933 and a finalpaper suitable for public presentation or publication are required. (F)G6933 Naturalistic and Qualitative Research in Education. Prerequisite:graduate standing. Designed to familiarize graduate students in educationwith naturalistic research and qualitative methodologies.G6973 Documentary and Narrative Research. Prerequisite: graduatestanding or permission of instructor. Examines problems and methods ofnon-empirical research in education. Use of primary and secondarysources, evidence, generalization, interpretation, documentation, citation,and oral history are discussed. (F)Elementary Education (EDEL)3142 Creative Expression in the Elementary School. Prerequisite: admissionto Teacher Education program. An understanding of ways to promotecreative expression of children in primary and intermediate grades.Emphases include basic elements of art, drama, and other forms of artisticexpression related to teaching children. (F, Sp, Su)4101 Field Experience/Mentoring III. Corerequisite: EDLT 4313, EDMA4053, EDSC 4193, EDSS 4323, ILAC 4043. Provides advancedprofessional experiences with children and professional educators incommon school settings, including teaching, curriculum development, andmentoring beginning elementary education university students. (F, Sp)G5503 Integrating Multicultural Literacy in the Elementary/MiddleSchool Classroom. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Using multiculturalliteracy in curriculum and instruction for kindergarten through eighth grade.Focus is on reviewing a wide variety of resources and developinginstructional strategies for integrating multiculturalism across the curriculum. (Sp)G5583 The Elementary/Middle School Language Arts Curriculum.Prerequisite: graduate standing. Understanding of theories and currentissues related to literacy in elementary and middle schools. (Irreg.)G5593 Problems of Teaching in Elementary Schools. Prerequisite:graduate standing. Interdisciplinary seminar focusing on critical analysis ofissues related to teaching and learning in elementary schools. (Irreg.)English Education (EDEN)3223 Teaching Grammar and Composition in Middle/Secondary Schools.Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program. Secondary languagearts students will learn different conceptions of grammar and how to teachthem. Students will also study how socio-cultural factors shape languagelearning and usage. (F)4273 Creativity in Teaching Composition (Slashlisted with 5273).Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Features visual-verbalarts integration and teaching composition at primarily middle andsecondary school levels. Students will paint, write, and otherwise practicethe arts as well as consider current teaching implications. No student mayearn credit for both 4273 and 5273 (Su)G4913 The Teaching of English (Crosslisted with English 4913).Prerequisite: 3222, nine hours of education, and senior standing. To betaken preferably the semester immediately preceding student teaching.Development of skills in teaching the language arts at the secondary level.Introduction to current trends, professional literature and resourcematerials. Practice in presenting model lessons. Written reports. [V]G4923 Teaching Literature in Middle and Junior High School.Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education program or permission ofinstructor. Teaching literature in middle and junior high school, withparticular emphasis on literature written for young people, currentexamples and related pedagogies. (Sp)G5203 Action Research in English Education. Prerequisite: graduatestanding; corequisite: 5920 (Internship). Nature and methodology ofteacher research. Students will conduct a field research project with EDUC5920, Internship in Education, to demonstrate understanding offundamental field research design and practice, including writing theteacher research report. (F, Sp)G5213 Secondary English Curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing.General principles of curriculum development and particular problemswith planning literature curricula. Evaluation and revision of schoolcurricula based on theories of curriculum planning.G5223 The Teaching of Composition: Theory and Practice. Prerequisite:graduate standing. Analysis of competing theories of compositioninstruction. Study of issues related to planning writing activities, andconsider problems related to writing about literature, informal writing,writing apprehension, teaching basic writers, and teaching syntax.G5233 The Teaching of Literature: Theory and Practice. Prerequisite:graduate standing. Research and methodology important to teachingliterature to young people and adults with particular focus on developingreading and responding abilities to poetry and fiction. Other emphasesinclude reading—writing interactions, creative approaches to teachingtraditional literature, uses of young adult literature, and developingmiddle/secondary literature curricula. (Sp)G5243 The Teaching of Language: Theory and Practice. Prerequisite:graduate standing. Research and teaching methodology important toproviding language instruction for young people with particular focus onoral and written language development in a culturally diverse society.Topics include grammar, usage, dialect, semantics, vocabulary instructionand curriculum design. (F)G5253 Research in English Education. Prerequisite: graduate standing.Study of issues and methods involved with research in English education.May include experience in the collection and analysis of data. (Irreg.)Course Descriptions 66