Courses

• SED IE 591: Refugees, Education, and Human Rights (Formerly SED IE491)
  Whether caused by conflict or disaster, people who must flee their home country are considered refugees and are protected by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. Although refugee camps were originally thought to be temporary, resettlement has become a lengthy process, and education has been introduced as a basic service. This seminar traces the history of educational services for refugees. A case study of refugees in the state and the Boston area will be examined, including on- site visits to refugee resettlement programs. 2cr, 2nd sem.
• SED IE 593: Child Labor, Children?s Rights, and Education
  Child labor and education are currently understood to be antithetical activities for children; few welfare agencies and educational institution are able to combine these two spheres of activity in a harmonious fashion. Where countries of the developing world believe that child labor is an inherent result of their socio-economic reality, the developed world refuses to acknowledge the necessity for survival that drives children to labor. This course will challenge students to think about the meaning and definition of child labor and how it differs from child work, if at all. It will also require students to debate the contemporary and traditional uses of children, including and extending beyond their use as manual labor and economic assets. 2cr, 1st sem.
• SED IE 600: Perspectives on Urban Educational Development
  This is the first of the seminars in an urban educational development series. It is designed to acquaint students with the different perspectives on development in general and educational policies and strategies as a development tool in marginalized communities particularly in urban areas. Field work in local urban focused organizations is required. Education is defined as the intentional intervention designed to produce changes in the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors of people. 4cr, 1st sem.
• SED IE 601: Analysis of Educational Policies and Practices for International Development
  This seminar focuses on case studies and analyzes economic, political, social and cultural factors important to policy formulation, project design, management, implementation and evaluation of educational and development projects in different settings, particularly in developing and post-conflict countries. 4cr,2nd sem. Seniors with instructor permission.
• SED IE 602: Practicum and Seminar: The Practice of Education for Urban Development
  This is one of the core seminars in the urban educational development series. It is designed to increase skills in problem analysis, policy and project creation and subsequent proposal development. Focus is also in formal and non-formal educational approaches, the change process within organizations. Experience as a consultant and as a member of a planning team is provided. Field work in local urban focused organizations is required. 4cr, 2nd sem.
• SED IE 603: Project Analysis and Planning for Urban Educational Development
  The course is designed as a workshop in which students learn a set of planning techniques and apply these techniques in the design of real projects or programs of their own choosing. Emphasis is on showing how a proposed development project can be expected to contribute, at some level, to the resolution of an important social problem and designing a persuasive project proposal. 4cr, 1st sem.
• SED IE 604: Project Seminar: Current Educational Development Issues
  Final integrating course of the international educational development program. Focuses on the students' application of the knowledge and skills gained in preceding activities, and on the development, critique, and refinement of student planning documents. 4cr, 1st sem.
• SED IE 605: International Educational Development Thesis
  This course is designed for students in the International Educational Development program (IEDP). This course provides a framework for continued thesis work after completion of coursework. Consent of instructor required. 3 cr, either sem.
• SED LC 500: Directed Study
  Open to undergraduate students only. Prereq: approval of advisor, the faculty member who is to supervise the study, and department chair. Plans must be submitted in advance of registration on a form obtained from the department office. Variable cr, either sem.
• SED LC 900: Independent Study
  See SED AP 900 for description.
• SED LC 999: Dissertation Advisement
  See SED AP 999 for description.
• SED LR 501: Teaching of Reading
  For upperlevel undergraduate and beginning graduate students without experience in teaching. Study of reading development in childhood and early adolescence, and the implications for teaching and learning. Discussion of theory and research in effective instruction, and the application of both to effective lesson planning. 4 cr.either sem.
• SED LR 503: Reading and Writing Assessment
  Acquaints undergraduate students in Special Education and Elementary Education with strategies for assessing literacy and abilities of students classified as general education leatners. Analysis of prototypic case studies. Provides foundation for a two-credit module (SED SE 515) that addresses the particular needs of special populations. 2 cr. either sem.
• SED LR 551: Reading Development, Assessment, and Instruction in the Elementary School
  For beginning graduate students without experience in the teaching of reading. Study of reading development in childhood and early adolescence, and the implications for teaching and learning. Discussion of theory and research on effective instruction and assessment, and the application of both to teaching. 4 cr, either sem. Not open to students who have completed SED LR 501 and/or LR 503. 4cr, either sem.
• SED LR 732: Teaching Reading in the Middle and Secondary Schools
  For upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Study of the development of reading abilities in the middle and secondary years, and discussion of the implications for teaching and learning in the content area. 2 cr. 1st sem, Summer Term.
• SED LR 780: Process of Reading
  Investigation of the theory and research related to reading. Exploration of implications for assessment, instructional design, and educational planning. 4 cr, 1st sem., alternate years (2009).
• SED LS 521: Sociolinguistic
  
• SED LS 560: Introduction to Language and Language Acquisition
  Introduction to the main aspects of language and language acquisition in typical, atypical, and second language learners. Topic areas include phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, child- directed speech, the role of cognitive development, and theories of language acquisition. Students will apply this course material during weekly observations of a language learner. 4cr, each sem.
• SED LS 565: Introduction to Language and Linguistics
  An introduction to contemporary linguistics, including phonological and syntax theory, sociolinguistics, first- and second-language acquisition, and discourse theory. Also covers applications of various branches of linguistics to education, including issues of different cultures in the classroom, the role of language in education, and the development of literacy. 4cr, either sem.
• SED LS 566: Language Acquisition
  Overview of language acquisition in typical, atypical, and second-language learners. Topic areas include phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, child-directed speech, the role of cognitive development, and theories of language acquisition. Students will apply course material during weekly observations of a language learner and in a data analysis project. 4cr, 2nd sem.

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