Course Listing

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

Program Courses:

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.
Instructor: Henry Levin

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.
Instructor: Francisco Rivera-Batiz

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.
Instructor: Henry Levin

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.
Instructor: Francisco Rivera-Batiz

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.
Instructor: Francisco Rivera-Batiz

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 4151 Special topics in the economics of education
A seminar on topics in the economics of education. Themes to be announced each term.
Instructor: Francisco Rivera-Batiz

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.
Instructor: Henry Levin

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 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 4902 Research Independent Study:International Transcultural
Research Independent Study:International Transcultural
Instructor: Thomas Bailey

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.
Instructor: Charles Harrington

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.
Instructor: Herve Varenne

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

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 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 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.
Instructor: Francisco Rivera-Batiz

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 6902 Studies in international and transcultural studies

Instructor: Thomas Bailey

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.
Instructor: Thomas Bailey

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.

ORLA 4031 Leadership of early childhood education
The instructional program, school organization, public policy, staff personnel, funds, and facilities from the perspective of the early childhood education program leader.

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.
Instructor: Kevin Dougherty

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.
Instructor: Gibran Majdalany

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.
Instructor: James Corter