Course Listing

Please check the Class Schedule or contact the department for specific course availability for each semester:

Department Courses:

ITSF 4010 Cultural and social bases of education
Analyses of basic anthropological concepts, with particular reference to the sociocultural context of education and the role of educational institutions in community, national, and regional development. Four-point enrollment requires attendance at film showings before or after class and at discussion sessions held at hours to be arranged.

ITSF 4011 Social context of education
The exploration of anthropological and social science concepts for the analysis of educational, cultural, and social institutions, organizations and processes of different peoples of the world. Four-point enrollment requires attendance at film showings before or after class and additional discussion sessions held at hours to be arranged.

ITSF 4012 Cross-cultural studies of learning
Analyzes of basic anthropological concepts, with particular reference to the influence of cultures and subcultures on the learning process, to education in multicultural classrooms and to the relevance of psychological anthropology to educational issues. Four-point enrollment requires attendance at film showings before or after class and additional discussion sessions held at hours to be arranged.

ITSF 4013 Literacy and development
This course examines common assumptions about the relationship between literacy and cognitive and/or social, political and/or economic development.

ITSF 4014 Urban situations and education
An introduction to the anthropological study of the sociocultural patterns of populations residing in urban settings, with emphasis on domestic, ethnic, class, and educational relationships.

ITSF 4015 Introduction to computers, language, and literacy
Sociocultural implications of computer use in education; viability of software use in the light of language learning theories; evaluation of electronic materials for use by bilingual, ESL, and native- and foreign-language learners. Materials fee: $20.

ITSF 4016 Culture and society in Africa
A general survey of sub-Saharan Africa, using contributions from theoretical approaches to anthropological research in the area. Emphasis on socioeconomic, ideological and religious, educational, and political analysis of African communities.

ITSF 4017 Anthropological perspectives on homelessness and social control
Theoretical and ethnographic analysis of contemporary forms of social exclusion in urban settings. Emphasis on the interaction between institutional arrangements and the experience of homelessness.

ITSF 4018 Anthropology and development in Africa
This course considers issues and problems of development in sub-Saharan Africa. It examines specific development projects from different theoretical and empirical perspectives.

ITSL 4020 Language and the bilingual special education child: The foundations
This course examines theories and principles of practice from the fields of linguistics, bilingual education, and special education as they apply to bilingual special education. It introduces a cross-disciplinary approach to instructional planning for bilingual children with handicapping conditions.

ITSF 4021 Foundations of bilingual/bicultural education
Offered in the fall. Review of the linguistic, socio-cultural, philosophical, political, and historical foundations that have shaped bilingual education policies, program models, and teaching and assessment practices, with special emphasis on the United States. Study of the bilingual learner and of bilingualism in childhood and adolescence, and in different societal contexts. Analysis of how diverse bilingual education program models throughout the world respond to different linguistic, social, and educational goals.

ITSL 4021 Foundations of bilingual/bicultural education
Historical review of bilingual educational practices in the United States. Analysis of linguistic, psychological, social, cultural, political, and judicial underpinnings of current practices in the field.

ITSF 4024 Linguistic foundations of bilingual/bicultural education
Offered in the spring. Introduction to the study of bilingualism. Study of sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics as applied to the design and implementation of bilingual/bicultural educational models and materials.

ITSL 4024 Linguistic foundations of bilingual/bicultural education
Introduction to the study of bilingualism. Application of sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and applied linguistic theory to the design and implementation of bilingual/bicultural educational models and materials. Students completing a concentration in bilingual education may take ITSL 4000 or ITSL 4001 in lieu of this course.

ITSF 4025 Languages, society, and schools
This course studies the role that languages play in different societal contexts. It examines the language policies of different societies and looks at how these policies are enacted or not in different institutional contexts by diverse speakers. In doing so, the course pays attention to diverse language ideologies as well as to the relationship between language and identity. Languages and literacies in schools, especially educational language policy in multilingual contexts, receive special consideration.

ITSF 4027 Current topics in bilingualism and bilingual/bicultural education
Studies of selected topics in bi/multilingualism and bilingual/bicultural education.

ITSF 4028 Teaching literacy in bilingual settings
Prerequisite: ITSF 4021. Approaches to developing literacy in a second and native language in elementary and middle schools. Techniques for developing listening, speaking, reading and writing, developing language and literacy through the content areas, using children’s literature, and assessing students’ literacy development in the second and native language. Strategies to develop biliteracy in dual language programs.

ITSF 4034 Dynamics of family interaction
An introduction to communication patterns inside families, with a special emphasis on both their complexity at the interpersonal level and their simplicity within the social structure of a community. Class time is dominated by cross-cultural data on family structure and videotape analyses of communication patterns within American families.

ITSF 4050 Economics of Education
Teaches the basic economic concepts and methods to be used for further study and analysis of educational finance, education and inequality, education, and economic growth, the impact of educational policies on education; and outcomes, school reform, and school choice.

ITSF 4051 Education and economic development
This course examines the links between education and various aspects of economic Development. Topics include the impact of human capital accumulation on economic growth, the educational attainment of men and women in developing countries, the effects of schooling on labor force participation, wages and fertilities, and the issues of school finance and educational policy in the Third World.

ITSF 4054 Education and strategic planning
Educational planning within the context of national economic planning; the methods, assumptions, validity, and usefulness of the major approaches; examples mainly from the less developed countries.

ITSF 4055 Resource Allocation in Education
This course reviews the literature on school effectiveness with respect to the allocation of resources. It addresses and analyzes education production functions and cost-effectiveness analysis in educational decision-making.

ITSF 4057 Economics of urban and minority education
Policy-oriented approach to the connections between education and the economy in an urban context. Topics include urban industrial restructuring and socioeconomic trends, equity in school finance, teacher salaries, public versus private roles in education, linkages between schools and the business sector, the economics of discrimination, and immigration policy issues.

ITSF 4058 Economics of higher education
This course uses theoretical and empirical economic analysis to analyze the behavior of higher education students and institutions and to study private and public policy related to post-secondary education.

ITSF 4060 The Latino population of the United States
Interdisciplinary course examining the major issues affecting the Latino population of the United States. Focus is on the methods and perspectives utilized by social scientists to analyze the Latino experience. Major social, demographic, economic, and political trends will be discussed.

ITSF 4075 Cross-cultural communication and classroom ecology
Offered in the fall. Examination of the influence of culture in the design and implementation of school instruction. Identification of salient theoretical issues related to culture and social organization as they relate to the education of ethnolinguistic and minority children. Exploration of the learning/teaching processes within the context of multicultural and bilingual classroom settings from a cultural perspective. Reflection upon the role of the teacher in creating cultural learning environments. Survey of research approaches which serve as tools to examine classroom interaction.

ITSF 4090 Issues and institutions in international educational development
This course explores theoretical approaches to the study of education in international development and uses these approaches to consider current topics and debates in the fields of international and comparative education. This course also introduces students to institutions involved with educational development in diverse global settings, such as the United Nations and the World Bank. This course is also offered at the doctoral level (ITSF 6581).

ITSF 4091 Comparative education
Introduction to theories in comparative education, cross-national comparative analysis, educational indicator research, educational transfer and borrowing, and the relation between culture and education. This course is also offered at the doctoral level (ITSF 6580).

ITSF 4092 Qualitative research and evaluation in international education
The study of qualitative methodologies appropriate to various kinds of educational programs, issues, and problems in diverse research settings.

ITSF 4093 Preparation of instructional materials for developing countries
Problems, issues, and approaches in the preparation of written and other instructional materials for developing countries.

ITSF 4094 Educational planning in international educational development
Point allocation to be determined by topic each time course is offered. Topic courses explore issues related to the socioeconomic and cultural context of educational planning and policy studies. They consider the relation to specific issues of various approaches to planning and their attendant outcomes. Topics vary and may include any of the following, Education in the Middle East, Educational Development in the Muslim World, Emergency Education, Gender, Education, and International Development, Human Rights, International Education Policy, and Education in Post-Conflict Settings.

ITSF 4096 Strategic planning and organizational change in international and national educational settings
The seminar uses theories and methods of social network analysis for examining regional and global policy networks. Besides reading and discussing sociological texts and policy studies literature, we will conduct collaborative empirical analyses of policy networks and policy entrepreneurs. Willing-ness to conduct empirical research (content and reference analyses) is a condition for participating in this seminar.

ITSF 4097 International and comparative studies in educational finance
Educational finance in international settings. Financing role of international development agencies. International and comparative studies in educational finance.

ITSF 4098 Educational Development and Policies in China
Historical and national development contexts of educational development in China. Key policy issues in education by level and across levels.

ITSF 4121 Bilingual/bicultural curriculum design in elementary and middle schools
Offered in the spring. Corequisites: ITSF 4133 and ITSF 4134. Permission required. Prerequisites: ITSF 4021 and proficiency in the English language and one additional language. The course focuses on: (a) linguistic, cognitive, developmental, and socio-cultural considerations in the design of bi/multilingual curricula; (b) exploration of bi/multilingual instructional methods and materials for use in language arts and content areas; (c) critique of current commercially prepared products.

ITSF 4133 Curriculum and methods for bilingual teachers: Science
Faculty. Offered spring. Corequisite: ITSF 4121. Permission required. Prerequisites: ITSF 4021, or permission of instructor. Intensive review of curriculum and methods appropriate to the teaching of the subject areas in bilingual instructional settings. Offered as needed for those wishing to obtain bilingual teacher certification.

ITSF 4134 Curriculum and methods for bilingual teachers:Mathematics
Faculty. Offered spring. Corequisite: ITSF 4121. Permission required. Prerequisites: ITSF 4021, or permission of instructor. Intensive review of curriculum and methods appropriate to the teaching of the subject areas in bilingual instructional settings. Offered as needed for those wishing to obtain bilingual teacher certification.

ITSF 4135 Curriculum and methods for bilingual teachers:Language arts
Faculty. Offered spring. Corequisite: ITSF 4121. Permission required. Prerequisites: ITSF 4021, or permission of instructor. Intensive review of curriculum and methods appropriate to the teaching of the subject areas in bilingual instructional settings. Offered as needed for those wishing to obtain bilingual teacher certification.

ITSF 4136 Curriculum and methods for bilingual teachers
Prerequisites: ITSL 4021 and ITSL 4121, or permission of instructor. Intensive review of curriculum and methods appropriate to the teaching of the subject areas in bilingual instructional settings. Offered as needed for those wishing to obtain bilingual teacher certification.

ITSF 4137 Curriculum and methods for bilingual teachers
Prerequisites: ITSL 4021 and ITSL 4121, or permission of instructor. Intensive review of curriculum and methods appropriate to the teaching of the subject areas in bilingual instructional settings. Offered as needed for those wishing to obtain bilingual teacher certification.

ITSF 4150 Teacher/educational inquiry: Bilingual/bicultural education
Open only to students registered in any of the M.A. Programs in Bilingual/Bicultural Education. Reflective inquiry focused on bilingualism or biculturalism in relation to instruction in the native language, native language development, second language learning, and the relationship between the theory and practice of learning and/or teaching in bi/multilingual/multicultural settings. Courses supports students in development and presentation of their Integrative Project. Offered only in the Fall. The course meets until March.

ITSF 4151 Special topics in the economics of education
A seminar on topics in the economics of education. Themes to be announced each term.

ITSF 4155 Evaluating Educational Privatization & School Choice
This course addresses the increasing emphasis on market-type choice systems including educational vouchers, for-profit educational firms, and charter schools. It places great emphasis on the theory of emerging empirical evidence underlying these developments in education.

ITSF 4190 Communicative practices: intercultural perspectives
A topical course exploring language as situated social practice and focusing on communication within and across national boundaries. Domains examined include schooling, work, community, and the public arena. Both spoken and written modes are considered.

ITSF 4195 Academic literacies
This course is designed to help students develop the professional knowledge and skills necessary for effective communication through such genres as research projects, conference presenta-tions, contributions to journals, grant proposals, and evaluation reports.

ITSF 4323 Practicum/student teaching for practicing teachers in bilingual/bicultural education
Faculty. Offered every fall. Permission required. This course is for current teachers or students with prior teaching experience. Practical application of bilingual and bicultural classroom practices in all content areas, the teaching of an additional language (ESL or LOTE), and the development of bilingualism. Classroom observations and supervision will be provided for full-time teachers and student teachers. Weekly seminars focus on teaching strategies for a variety of bilingual settings, including teaching content and developing language.

ITSF 4325 Practicum/internship in bilingual/bicultural institutions
Offered every fall. Develop practical skills in teaching an additional language other than English an developing cross cultural understandings through working weekly with a small group of students in a non-formal school setting. Seminars focus on methods and strategies for integration of language and cultural awareness taught in hands-on ways. Fluency in a language other than English required.

ITSF 4550 Workshop in economics and education
For doctoral students and others with research projects or potential research projects in the field. Participation required for doctoral students writing their dissertation. Students who are beginning to think about their dissertation topic or working on proposals are also encouraged to participate. Faculty members may also be invited from within or outside the department to present their work.

ITSF 4600 Group studies in educational issues
Permission required. Opportunity for groups to organize colloquia, seminars, or practica, with faculty sponsor-ship, for the study of specific educational issues, problems, or policies, and for the development of particular skills, in accordance with emerging social situations and urgent common concerns. Students wishing to engage in such studies must present a plan and secure the sponsorship of a faculty member of the department who will serve as advisor. Registration and evaluation procedures will be worked out and carried through with this advisor.

ITSF 4603 Human and social dimensions of peace
Focuses on issues and problems of human rights, global ethics, gender issues, and various aspects of structural and cultural violence. Offered in distinct versions in fall and spring; one emphasizing ethical issues and the other gender perspectives. Another course in human rights may be substituted for the concentration in peace education.

ITSF 4611 Education for global security
Explores issues of peace and violence from various perspectives, among them global security culture and militarism. Emphasizes alternative security systems such as disarmament, international and gender justice, ecological and human security.

ITSF 4613 Fundamental concepts in peace education
This course provides a grounding in the evolution theory and pedagogy of peace education. It draws from the international literature of the field as it has been developed over the past three decades, and reviews teaching practices relevant to various cultures and learning settings.

ITSF 4614 The United Nations as peace educator
This course reviews and assesses the work of the world organization and how it facilitates the learning necessary to an integrated global society. The area of emphasis and problem of focus vary from semester to semester.

ITSF 4720 Student teaching in bilingual/bicultural education
Faculty. Offered every spring. Permission required. Student teaching in bilingual elementary classroom. Practical application of bilingual and bicultural classroom practices in all content areas, the teaching of an additional lanugage (ESL or LOTE), and the development of bilingualism. Classroom observations and supervision will be provided for full-time teachers and student teachers. Weekly seminars focus on teaching strategies for a variety of bilingual settings, including teaching content and developing language.

ITSF 4900 Research independent study anthropology and education
In each of the areas within the department, advanced students may register for intensive individual study of some aspect of their specialization. Registration is only by permission of the instructor under whose guidance the work will be undertaken. Times for individual conferences will be arranged. Enrollment may be for 1 or more points each term, and registration is not limited to one or two terms.

ITSF 4902 Research Independent Study:International Transcultural
Research Independent Study:International Transcultural

ITSF 5000 Methods of inquiry: Ethnography and participant observation
The methods of the behavioral and social sciences as they relate to ethnography and participant observation. Emphasis on the role of theory, characteristics and relative efficiencies of various research techniques, and the importance of integrated research design.

ITSF 5001 Ethnography and participant observation: fieldwork, analysis, reporting
Permission required. ITSF 5000 or equivalent required. Emphasis on the issues arising out of ethnographic research as they arise during a pilot project from entry into the field to the writing of the results.

ITSF 5002 Ethnography and participant observation: Comparative and qualitative analysis
Permission required. ITSF5000 or equivalent required. Issues of comparative and quantitative analysis of data generated by ethnographic/participant observation inquiries.

ITSF 5003 Communication and culture
Introduction to major theories of human communication and culture as they relate and build on each other.

ITSF 5005 Interdisciplinary study of the family
Critical examination of the interaction of internal and external forces and their effects upon individuals and families, drawing upon perspectives of various social science disciplines.

ITSF 5007 Race, class and schooling: Ethnographic approaches
Professor Bartlett. This course examines the role of schooling in the formation of race and class structures across the Americas, including Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States.

ITSF 5011 Process and change in Africa
Anthropological studies of social systems, cultural change, and development. Special emphasis on the role of politics, religion, economics, and education in change processes.

ITSF 5012 Culture and society in the Caribbean
Detailed survey, utilizing contributions from theoretical approaches to anthropological research in the area. Emphasis on socioeconomics, community studies, and sociopolitical analysis.

ITSF 5013 Psychological anthropology
The concepts, theories, and methods of psychological anthropology. Cross-cultural studies of learning processes. Emphasis on recent work in the field, problems of cross-cultural methodology, and the study of socialization.

ITSF 5015 Political anthropology: Labor, race, and belief
This course considers the theories and concepts used by anthropologists and other social scientists in the analysis of political behavior and institutions. It emphasizes the comparative study of political systems, movements, and processes within the context of rural and urban situations.

ITSF 5016 Ethnography of education
Introduction to the ethnographic investigation of educative institutions(villages, neighborhoods, families, peer groups, schools, etc.) and to the educational policy issues it addresses.

ITSF 5018 Drugs and Society
Utilizing theoretical and methodological perspectives from social and cultural anthropology, this course is designed to explore the contextual dimensions of illicit drug use as well as other drug-related issues. A comparative, cross-cultural approach will be utilized and case material drawn from traditional as well as modern settings.

ITSF 5020 Practicum in anthropological field techniques
For anthropologists and non-anthropologists contemplating independent, qualitative research, course provides hands-on experience in techniques for generating, recording, and managing anthropological data in the field.

ITSF 5021 Assessment and evaluation in bilingual education
Faculty. Permission required. Prerequisite: Introductory course in educational or psychological assessment. Survey of tools and techniques used in different types of assessment and evaluation including linguistic, psychoeducational, and programmatic areas; principles, limitations, and alternatives applied to the above as they pertain to effective bilingual programs. Emphasis on methods of assessment and evaluation that can be used by the teacher/supervisor with English Language Learners.

ITSF 5022 Administration of bilingual programs
Focus on managerial, legal, and financial issues in bilingual education, with particular emphasis on urban and suburban settings at elementary and secondary school levels.

ITSF 5023 The family as educator
Permission required. Analysis of the family as educator and its interrelations with schools and other educational institutions. Emphasis on inquiry deriving from educational practice and behavioral science theory.

ITSL 5023 Guidance and counseling of bilingual/bicultural children, adolescents and their families
Guidance and counseling theory, research and practice regarding bilingual and racially/ culturally diverse children, adolescents and their families. The course examines paradigms used to understand the behavior of bilingual/bicultural children, the impact of various factors on their functioning, models for assessing their functioning, and preventive and rehabilitative interventions to effect change

ITSF 5024 Bilingual/multilingual education: International perspectives
A survey of bilingual/multilingual educational policies and practices throughout the world. While such models and designs are analyzed from a comparative educational perspective, much attention is given to the ethno-linguistic, social, economic, and political nuances of each nation.

ITSF 5026 The family and television
Permission required. An analysis of the impact of television on the family's educative functions, with special attention to the process by which the family mediates television.

ITSF 5090 Education and Demographic Change
This course examines the relationship between education and demo-graphic change in international educational development. It focuses on historical and cul-tural changes in the areas of fertility, migration, mortality, and sustainable development.

ITSF 5120 Education in community settings: Museums
Permission required. A review and an analysis of educational issues and opportunities in various community settings. Special fee: $5.

ITSF 5121 Education in community settings: Community centers
Permission required. A review and an analysis of educational issues and opportunities in various community settings. Special fee: $5.

ITSF 5122 Education in community settings: Correctional institutions
Permission required. A review and an analysis of educational issues and opportunities in various community settings. Special fee: $5.

ITSF 5123 School counseling for the bilingual/bicultural child and family
See the Department of International and Transcultural Studies for course description.

ITSF 5430 Internship
Permission required. Supervised experiences in diverse settings designed to develop skills in research, development, planning, and evaluation.

ITSF 5512 Bilingual/multicultural education program development and change theory
Permission required. Analysis of change theory with emphasis on factors affecting development, implementation, staffing, and administration of bilingual/bicultural programs.

ITSF 5513 Staff development in multilingual/multicultural settings
Permission required. Critical study of theory and practice of staff development in multilingual/multicultural settings.

ITSF 5519 Research in language and literacy
Research in such areas as spatial, temporal, textual, and social deixis in language, with particular attention to culturally variant norms and their implications for educational practice. Materials fee: $20.

ITSF 5520 Research in language and literacy II
Research in the varieties of language used in literate expression, with particular attention to culturally variant norms and their implications for educational practice. Materials fee: $20.

ITSF 5550 Workshop in Economics and Education
For doctoral students and others with research projects or potential research projects in the field. Participation required for doctoral students writing their dissertation. Students who are beginning to think about their dissertation topic or working on proposals are also encouraged to participate. Faculty members may also be invited from within or outside the department to present their work.

ITSF 5580 Postcolonial studies of education
Prerequisites or corequisites: ITSF 4090 and ITSF 4091. This course explores the impact of missionary, colonial education, and neo-colonial education on school reform both in dependent countries and in former colonial countries.

ITSF 5590 Education and the development of nations
Prerequisites: ITSF 4090/6580 or ITSF 4091/6581. This seminar explores the politics of education in international and transcultural contexts. Course topics include educational equity and quality as well as the role of international donors in transplanting particular “best practice” or reform packages from one national context to another.

ITSF 5610 First-year colloquium in applied anthropology
Permission required. This is a year-long critical review of important works in anthropology and education and applied anthropology. During the spring semester students present proposals for their summer fieldwork before the members of both programs. Required of, and open only to, first-year doctoral students. Meets concurrently with MSTF 5611 during the spring semester.

ITSF 5611 Second-year colloquium in anthropological method
Permission required. This is a year-long review of the methods of field research and data analysis in anthropology, with special reference to educational systems and processes. Network analysis, systematic observation, quantification procedures, participant observation, ethnographic interview, use of film and videotape, cross-cultural survey techniques, and testing and experimental design. During the spring semester, students report on their completed summer fieldwork before the members of both programs. Required of, and open only to, second-year doctoral students. Meets concurrently with MSTF 5610 during the spring semester.

ITSF 5650 Readings in the economics of education
Selected readings in the economics of education. Recommended for students with background in economics or a related discipline. As the selection of readings differs in different semesters, a student may register for more than one semester of ITSF 5650.

ITSF 5691 Colloquium on international education and the United Nations - Goals and content: Major world developments and their implications for education
The course presents the history as well as the current strategies and initiatives of various international organizations. The general introduction attempts to highlight, from a critical perspective, the logic of donors and the rationale for external assistance. Several trends will be analyzed in greater detail: knowledge banks, demands for good governance, post Cold War studies, south-south transfer, and the War on Terror and U.S. assistance. To enable a comparative perspective, international organizations discussed in this course are not restricted to U.N. organizations but also include development banks, international NGOs, bilateral assistance programs as well as other international organizations. A few representatives of international organizations are invited as guest speakers.

ITSF 5692 Colloquium on international education and the United Nations: Theory and teaching techniques: New trends in international education
Permission required. Enrollment limited. Through class interchange and use of United Nations human and material resources, participants develop innovative teaching materials suitable for their own educational systems.

ITSF 6050 Education and Economic Development: advanced topics
This course provides an advanced discussion of the links between education and economic development, including both theoretical frameworks and empirical models.

ITSF 6125 Research issues in communicative practices
A critical review of selected research directions and paradigms for the analysis of spoken and written communication.

ITSF 6200 Field research outside the United States
Permission required. Required of doctoral students when choice of doctoral research necessitates data generation in other countries. One year of field experience under supervision in approved geographical and institutional site. Students secure approval of department chair and principal advisor in advance and render periodic reports.

ITSF 6202 Advanced fieldwork

ITSF 6402 Internship in bilingual/bicultural education
Permission required. Occasional opportunities in college programs in areas represented by the department. Students must inquire to see if opportunities are available during any given semester.

ITSF 6511 Seminar in psychological anthropology
Permission required. Prerequisite: ITSF 5013. A research seminar focusing on current issues in psychological anthropology.

ITSF 6512 Social theory and structure
Investigation of issues and problems in social theory through the analysis of relevant literature in the social sciences.

ITSF 6513 Topics in anthropology and education: Exploration of a selected topic in anothropology
Faculty. Permission required. Topics vary each semester and may include any of the following: Cultural analysis, social structure, religion and politics in contemporary Africa, resilience in at-risk populations, anthropology and the law, and world ethnography.

ITSF 6520 Seminar in families and communities as educators
Permission required. A research seminar in the family and the community as educational systems.

ITSF 6521 Seminar in bilingualism/bicultural education
A review of research in bilingual/bicultural education from an inter-disciplinary perspective. The focus is on the analysis of research, evaluation methodologies and findings, and their potential application to current theory and practice.

ITSF 6590 Doctoral seminar in international and transcultural studies
Permission required. Presentation of research in progress and examination of professional roles.

ITSF 6900 Research independent study anthropology and education
In each of the areas within the department, advanced students may register for intensive individual study of some aspect of their specialization. Registration is only by permission of the instructor under whose guidance the work will be undertaken. Times for individual conferences will be arranged. Enrollment may be for 1 or more points each term, and registration is not limited to one or two terms.

ITSF 6902 Studies in international and transcultural studies

ITSF 6910 Studies in anthropology and education

ITSF 6911 Workgroup in psychological anthropology
This work group meets every other week to discuss current issues in psychological anthropology. It also discusses and reviews current research and proposals for research of work group members, including faculty, alumni, and doctoral students concentrating in psychological anthropology.

ITSF 6950 Studies in economics and education
In each of the areas within the department, advanced students may register for intensive individual study of some aspect of their specialization. Registration is only by permission of the instructor under whose guidance the work will be undertaken. Times for individual conferences will be arranged. Enrollment may be for 1 or more points each term, and registration is not limited to one or two terms.

ITSF 6990 Studies in international educational development
In each of the areas within the department, advanced students may register for intensive individual study of some aspect of their specialization. Registration is only by permission of the instructor under whose guidance the work will be undertaken. Times for individual conferences will be arranged. Enrollment may be for 1 or more points each term, and registration is not limited to one or two terms.

ITSF 6991 Studies in comparative education
In each of the areas within the department, advanced students may register for intensive individual study of some aspect of their specialization. Registration is only by permission of the instructor under whose guidance the work will be undertaken. Times for individual conferences will be arranged. Enrollment may be for 1 or more points each term, and registration is not limited to one or two terms.

ITSF 7500 Dissertation seminar in international and transcultural studies
Permission required. Proposal writing. Required of doctoral students in the semester following successful completion of certification examinations.

ITSF 8900 Dissertation advisement in international and transcultural studies
Individual advisement on doctoral dissertations. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. For requirements, see section in catalog on Continuous Registration for Ed.D./Ph.D. degrees.

Other Courses:

ORLA 4025 Resource allocation for student achievement
This course emphasizes the skills of school budgeting and facilities management, personnel allocations, and grant writing. Students analyze an actual school budget, make a 3 year budget request, and reassign faculty and support staff in an effort to improve student achievement.

ORLD 4030 The economics of post-secondary education

ORLH 4031 Financial Administration of Higher Education Institutions
No financial training is required. Introduction to the financial pressures facing colleges and universities and the various kinds of solutions they have adopted to meet those pressures. Topics include strategic planning, cost cutting, outsourcing, enrollment planning, new curricula, and fund raising.

ORLA 4046 School finance: Policy and practice
Examination of the judicial and legislative involvement in school finance reform, taxation, and the equity and efficiency of local, state, and federal finance policies and systems. Materials fee: $25.

MSTU 4049 Technologies and literacies
An examination of the relationship between computers and the writing process. The course explores the effect of electronic text on traditional notions of text, literacy, and communication. Assumes no computing experience. Lab fee: $30.

ORLH 4500 Special topics in higher education
Periodic explorations of special topics and issues in fields of higher education administra-tion, student personnel adminis-tration, college teaching, academic leadership, and higher education policy.

ORLA 5016 Law and educational institutions: Equity issues
Historically, many barriers to educational equality – and many important efforts to overcome such barriers – have involved the law. This course examines major efforts to use law to attack discrimination and to ensure high-quality education for all children. Topics include: addressing racial segregation and concentrated poverty; the standards movement and high-stakes testing; the right to an adequate education; sex and gender discrimination; harassment; services for English-language learners; special education; and affirmative action. The course draws on the multidisciplinary perspectives of law, policy, research, and educational practice.

ORLA 5020 Information systems for decision making in learning organizations
A theoretical, conceptual, and operational analysis of information systems used for decision making and problem solving in learning organizations. An integral part of the course involves developing the technical and analytical skills necessary to manage information systems, with an emphasis on those systems that are designed to make it possible for organizations to transform their information-based systems into knowledge-based systems. Emphasis is also placed on understanding the environ-mental system in which the organization exists. Special fee: $50.

ORLA 5025 The ecology of data-driven leadership
This course relies upon systems theory and its application to school systems. The course teaches prospective leaders the use of databases of various kinds to pursue a systematic inquiry in the health and productivity of the ecology of the school. It explores various approaches to data mining, model building, and ultimately the “art of improvisational leadership.” The course teaches students how to distinguish the different purposes for which data can be used and misused and relies heavily on the use of cases, simulations and exercises, including those with complex feedback systems. Familiarity with spreadsheets and simple statistics is helpful.

HUDM 5122 Applied regression analysis
Prerequisite: HUDM 4122 or permission of instructor. Least squares estimation theory. Traditional simple and multiple regression models, polynomial regression models, with grouping variables including one-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, and analysis of covariance. Lab devoted to applications of SPSS regression program. Lab fee: $50.