Concentrations are intended to embody the content knowledge and learning experiences required for students to achieve necessary levels of proficiency within a field of study. While these levels of proficiency are acquired largely through coursework and other traditional academic activities, in appropriate fields, they may also be based in work experiences, internships, independent studies, and similar activities. Concentrations are the cornerstone of the required program of study for doctoral students in EPS; therefore it is important that students become familiar with the guidelines for their concentration.
Comparative International Education and Global Studies
Study in comparative and international education prepares researchers, teachers, and planners who are interested in education across nations and cultures. Various modes of inquiry and the intellectual orientations of several disciplines are used to investigate, from a comparative and/or cross-cultural perspective, the following aspects of education in one or more geographical regions of the world: educational change and reform, educational policies and practices (e.g., enrollment, retention, assessment, curriculum and pedagogy), the interaction between education and development (social, political, economic), education and inequity, the politics of educational reform, educational planning and institution-building, and the interrelationships of particular aspects of schools, societies, and cultures.
Upcoming and related comparative and international education activities on campus:
Professor Nancy Kendall
225 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-263-2939
nkendall@education.wisc.edu
Assistant Professor Diana Rodríguez-Gómez
215 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
drodriguezgo@wisc.edu
Professor Lesley Bartlett
201 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-263-2091
lbartlett2@wisc.edu
Assistant Professor Ran Liu
225 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
ran.liu@wisc.edu
Assistant Professor Kathryn Moeller
217 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-4406
kmoeller2@wisc.edu
History and Humanities
The study of history helps us understand past educational policies and practices in the context of their times. It also often provides a unique perspective on modern developments. Students in the history of education usually study subjects from interdisciplinary angles, adapting theories and interpretive points of view from the humanities as well as the social sciences in their understanding of the past. In addition, great emphasis is placed in the program on the mastery of core knowledge in the field, the honing of analytical tools, and the improvement of writing skills, all of which are useful in a variety of academic and other settings. Students who choose a concentration in the history of education may specialize in the history of American education, African American Education, the history of European education, comparative history of education, or any combination of these approved by the student’s advisory committee.
Links
Professor William Reese
223 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-2812
wjreese@wisc.edu
Professor Adam Nelson
205 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-6564
anelson@education.wisc.edu
Assistant Professor Walter Stern
203 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
wcstern@wisc.edu
Professor Stacey Lee
235C Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-6846
slee@education.wisc.edu
Assistant Professor Erica Turner
227 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-6539
eturner4@wisc.edu
Associate Professor Amy Claessens
209 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
claessens@wisc.edu
Associate Professor Linn Posey-Maddox
219 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-6863
lposey@wisc.edu
Professor Lesley Bartlett
201 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-263-2091
lbartlett2@wisc.edu
Assistant Professor Matthew Hora
Department of Liberal Arts and Applied Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-265-5629
matthew.hora@wisc.edu
Assistant Professor Bianca Baldridge
211 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-1718
bbaldrdige@wisc.edu
Assistant Professor Kathryn Moeller
217 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Department of Educational Policy Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-4406
kmoeller2@wisc.edu
Assistant Professor Jordan Conwell
jaconwell@wisc.edu
Social Sciences and Education
Students within the Social Sciences and Education Concentration have the option to declare an “emphasis” in Sociology, Anthropology, or Policy, but in order to do so at least two of their preliminary examination questions must be focused on the intended academic area of “emphasis.”