The Academic
Program
Educational foundations (EDEF) is a broadly conceived
field whose concepts and theory are drawn from academic disciplines such
as history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, economics, political
science, and religion; areas of study found within the broad frame of
comparative, international, global, environmental, and multicultural
concerns; educational policy studies; and efforts toward school renewal
and community organization. Department faculty are committed to the use
of interdisciplinary perspectives in under-standing and assessing
educational controversies and issues, contributing to educational change
and school renewal, and advancing theoretical understanding.
The multiple perspectives embraced in educational
foundations stand in opposition to the idea that a single intellectual
and moral outlook and its associated behavior are compatible with
education and schooling in a democracy.
Graduate Study
Masters Degree
The department offers programs of graduate study
leading to a MEd in educational foundations with concentrations in
history of education, philosophy of education, social foundations of
education, or comparative/international education.
Admission Requirements
Applicants for the MEd in educational foundations
degree normally possess credits in undergraduate professional education
equivalent to the requirements for the BEd degree at the University. BA
degree holders without supervised student teaching may be accepted
provided they make a commitment to education, have equivalent experience
(such as the Peace Corps), or make up such experience before admission
to candidacy. Students from foreign countries, where English is not the
dominant language, must also submit the results of the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The minimum score is 540, representing
approximately the 64th percentile.
Degree Requirements
Advancement to candidacy is based on the quality of
the students work while in the program.
Both Plan A and Plan B are available. Both programs
require at least 30 credit hours. The following are departmental course
requirements: EDEF 651, 660, 669, and 683. Courses in fields of study
other than educational foundations are normally concentrated in one or
two of the following: American studies, anthropology, Asian studies,
economics, history, philosophy, political science, religion, sociology,
or other graduate fields within the College of Education.
Through a study of educational theory and practice
using the fields of history, philosophy, and the social sciences, MEd in
educational foundations graduates are expected to be able to analyze
alternatives in educational thought, policy, and practice related to the
social and moral problems faced by schools and other educational
agencies at the state, national, and international levels. The great
majority of students who do course and degree work in educational
foundations plan to become or already are employed in school, college,
or university teaching; improvement programs in the schools; departments
of education; and govern-mental or private agencies. Graduates already
possessing a basic teaching certificate are eligible for Hawaii state
certification at the professional level.
Plan A (Thesis) Requirements
The Plan A program may include a maximum of 10 credit
hours in approved courses other than educational foundations if related
to the candidates announced goals. The thesis carries 6 credit hours.
One seminar in the department is required, and no more than 2 credit
hours of directed research (699) may be included in Plan A. The
candidates committee, including two members from the department and
one member from outside the department, conducts an oral examination on
the thesis, which constitutes the final examination.
Plan B (Non-thesis) Requirements
There are four options (strands) within the Plan B
Program including a summers only option. Depending upon the option
chosen, the program may include 6 credit hours in approved courses other
than educational foundations if related to the candidates announced
goals. Either one or two seminars in the department are required and
either 6 or 9 credits of directed research (699) may be included. Plan B
requires a committee as in Plan A. One option requires a final
comprehensive examination. For the others, the presentation of a project
of an educational nature along with a paper describing and analyzing the
project constitutes the final examination in the Plan B.
Doctoral Degree
The Doctor of Education (EdD) is a college-wide degree
awarded for distinguished academic preparation for scholarly
professional practice in the field of education.
Educational foundations is a specialization under the
EdD program of the College of Education. The program prepares
educational professionals with an understanding of the historical,
philosophical, cultural, social, and political contexts of education so
that they can make informed and wise decisions about educational
problems and policy issues. Graduates with the EdD are expected to exert
leadership in the field of education and deal with those aspects and
problems in society that need to be taken into account in advancing
educational thought, policy development and practice, especially where
these concern the social role of the school and other educational
agencies. The program of study varies in the number of credits,
depending upon the candidates qualifications and will include the
following: two 12-credit-hour semesters (not necessarily consecutive);
college courses required of all students enrolled in the EdD program of
the College of Education; department courses required of all students
with a specialization in educational foundations; area of emphasis
course work focused in history, philosophy, comparative or social
foundations of education; cognate-field course work usually taken
outside of the College of Education; a field project or an internship;
qualifying and comprehensive examinations; and the dissertation.
For further information concerning the College of
Education EdD program, see Doctoral Degrees, or write to the
Graduate Chair, Department of Educational Foundations, 1776 University
Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822.
Educational Psychology
Wist Hall 214
1776 University Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7775
Fax: (808) 956-6615
Web: www2.hawaii.edu/edpsych/
Faculty
*D. Sherrill, PhD (Chair)--invitational education, transpersonal
education, higher education, teacher education
*F. T. Bail, PhD--human learning and cognition, learning strategies
A. Bayer, PhD--literacy collaborative apprenticeship, learning
sociohistorical psychology
*D. Blaine, PhD--quantitative methods, individual differences in
learning and cognition
*P. R. Brandon, PhD--program evaluation, research on Asian-American
students
*M. K. Iding, PhD--literacy, learning and cognition
*M. K. Lai, PhD--program evaluation, research methods
G. Tanabe, PhD--organization, management, policy in higher education
*L. Yamauchi, PhD--cognitive development, cultural influences on
learning, minority students and schooling
*S. Zhang, PhD--quantitative research methodology, statistics, second
language acquisition
Cooperating Graduate Faculty
C. J. Chaudron, PhD--classroom discourse, psycholinguistics, second
language acquisition
B. D. DeBaryshe, PhD--social development, parent-child relations, stress
and resilience
M. H. Long, PhD--second language acquisition, research methods,
classroom discourse
Affiliate Graduate Faculty
M. E. Brandt, PhD--cognitive development, models of memory, alternative
assessment
S. A. Chin-Chance, PhD--program evaluation
P. G. LeMahieu, PhD--student assessment, program evaluation
*Graduate Faculty
Degrees Offered: MEd in educational psychology,
PhD in educational psychology |