The Department of Education offers a set of programs that address formal and non-formal educational issues from national and international perspectives. Our faculty and students emphasize the functional relationship between knowledge generation, theory development, and effective practice. Departmental research applies qualitative and quantitative methods and approaches to a variety of educational issues in classrooms, schools, and community settings. Philosophically, we examine epistemological frameworks, reflecting on and questioning them, and seeking new ways to address important concerns and theories of educational practice.
We offer both undergraduate and graduate degree programs and a wide array of courses. At the undergraduate level, we offer an Agricultural Science major and an Education Minor. At the Graduate level, we offer masters and doctoral study in two programmatic areas: Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy (LTSP) and Adult and Extension Education (AEE).
| Program | Degrees Offered |
|---|---|
| Adult and Extension Education (AEE) Prepares scholars and practitioners for adult and extension educational leadership and professional roles in domestic and international non-formal and community-based settings. | M.P.S. M.S. Ph.D. |
| Learning, Teaching & Social Policy (LTSP) Prepares scholars, researchers, and educators to work in colleges and universities, government agencies, foundations, and other institutions that focus on improving educational practices and policy development and implementation. | M.P.S. M.S. Ph.D. |
| Cornell Teacher Education (CTE) Prepares teachers to work successfully in a variety of educational settings and with a range of students. In addition to a solid background in subject matter, students develop a broadly based knowledge of the art and science of teaching in secondary schools. | Minor in Education B.S. M.A.T. |
| Agricultural Education Prepares teachers to work in a variety of educational settings with a range of students. Students develop a solid background in a subject matter and broadly based knowledge of the art and science of teaching in secondary schools. | B.S. |
| Education Minor Prepares students with a foundation in education who may wish to pursue educational positions in a variety of settings or pursue further preparation that will enable them to become a licensed teacher. | Minor in Education |
Our faculty have diverse interests and expertise including:
- cultivating and sustaining critically reflective practitioners
developing ethical communities of learning- effective teaching and learning ethical practice as part of the values and practices of teachers and administrators
- high-stakes accountability testing
- linkages among improvement of teaching of different disciplines
- materials development and evaluation of resources
- moral education
- organizational studies
- policy research related to K-12 public education
- professional development of teachers and administrators
- reflective thinking and metacognition
- self-study of teacher education practices, including reflective practice and teaching for innovation
- teacher preparation
- social aggression