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Action Research for Educational, Professional & Personal change

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Th 4p.m. – 6:45p.m.
On-Line LMS Chat Time 3 $1965 (guest students)
$1950 (current students)
Date
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Time
Th 4p.m. – 6:45p.m.
Location
On-Line LMS Chat Time
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1965 (guest students)
$1950 (current students)

Description

This course covers techniques for and critical thinking about the evaluation of changes in educational practices and policies in schools, organizations, and informal contexts. Topics include quantitative and qualitative methods for design and analysis, participatory design of practices and policies in a framework of action research, institutional learning, the wider reception or discounting of evaluations, and selected case studies, including those arising from semester-long student projects.

Guest registration opens January 12

Course Details