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General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Examines current and emerging issues and trends impacting education. Includes demographic shifts; globalization; technology; data-based decision making; inclusion of diverse learners in American schools; and recent research on student achievement when influenced by race, gender, and poverty. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Education Leadership or Leadership Human Development.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Current Sections

This course is not offered this semester.

Prior Sections (partial list)

  • Summer 2026, Section: 601, CRN 42800, Format: Online, Instructor: Maureen Marshall
  • Spring 2026, Section: 601, CRN 20996, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Maureen Marshall
  • Fall 2025, Section: 601, CRN 81397, Format: Online, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Fall 2025, Section: 602, CRN 81448, Format: Online, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Summer 2025, Section: 602, CRN 42829, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Summer 2025, Section: 605, CRN 42768, Format: Online, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Summer 2025, Section: 606, CRN 42783, Format: Online, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Summer 2025, Section: 607, CRN 42790, Format: Online, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Summer 2025, Section: 608, CRN 43136, Format: Online, Instructor: Maureen Marshall
  • Summer 2025, Section: 609, CRN 43139, Format: Online, Instructor: Maureen Marshall
  • Summer 2025, Section: D01, CRN 41988, Format: Online, Instructor: Maureen Marshall
  • Spring 2025, Section: 601, CRN 21069, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Spring 2025, Section: DL1, CRN 13170, Format: Online, Instructor: Scot Turner
  • Fall 2024, Section: 601, CRN 84115, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Fall 2024, Section: DL1, CRN 81720, Format: Online, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Summer 2024, Section: 601, CRN 43807, Format: Online, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Spring 2024, Section: 001, CRN 21268, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Scott Kizner
  • Fall 2023, Section: 602, CRN 84718, Format: Online, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Summer 2023, Section: 601, CRN 43730, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Scot Turner
  • Summer 2023, Section: C02, CRN 43745, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Maureen Marshall
  • Spring 2023, Section: 601, CRN 24048, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Spring 2023, Section: 602, CRN 24049, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Maureen Marshall
  • Spring 2023, Section: 603, CRN 24102, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Spring 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 18498, Format: Online, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Fall 2022, Section: 002, CRN 83681, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Fall 2022, Section: 602, CRN 84935, Format: Online, Instructor: Samantha Viano
  • Fall 2022, Section: DL1, CRN 72990, Format: Online, Instructor: Samantha Viano
  • Summer 2022, Section: 601, CRN 43928, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Scot Turner
  • Summer 2022, Section: 602, CRN 43684, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Christopher Litz
  • Summer 2022, Section: 603, CRN 44115, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Patrick Murphy
  • Spring 2022, Section: DL1, CRN 22829, Format: Online, Instructor: Alan Sturrock
  • Fall 2021, Section: 601, CRN 86164, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Patrick Murphy
  • Fall 2021, Section: 602, CRN 86162, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Fall 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 74319, Format: Online, Instructor: Maureen Marshall
  • Summer 2021, Section: 601, CRN 43951, Format: Online, Instructor: Patrick Murphy
  • Spring 2021, Section: 601, CRN 23175, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Spring 2021, Section: 602, CRN 23180, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Christopher Litz
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL2, CRN 18794, Format: Online, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL1, CRN 75062, Format: Online, Instructor: Samantha Viano
  • Summer 2020, Section: 601, CRN 43070, Format: Online, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Summer 2020, Section: 602, CRN 43074, Format: Online, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Summer 2020, Section: C01, CRN 42333, Format: Online, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Spring 2020, Section: 601, CRN 21562, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Spring 2020, Section: DL2, CRN 21461, Format: Online, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Summer 2019, Section: 601, CRN 42599, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Summer 2019, Section: 602, CRN 42600, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Alvin Crawley
  • Summer 2019, Section: 603, CRN 42601, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Christopher Litz
  • Summer 2019, Section: 604, CRN 42602, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Melaney Mackin
  • Spring 2019, Section: 601, CRN 21963, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Spring 2019, Section: DL1, CRN 17820, Format: Online, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Fall 2018, Section: 601, CRN 83281, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Fall 2018, Section: DL1, CRN 78155, Format: Online, Instructor: Samantha Viano
  • Fall 2018, Section: DL2, CRN 78156, Format: Online, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Summer 2018, Section: 601, CRN 42922, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Summer 2018, Section: 602, CRN 42988, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Alvin Crawley
  • Summer 2018, Section: C01, CRN 42641, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Summer 2018, Section: D01, CRN 40427, Format: Online, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Spring 2018, Section: DL1, CRN 20888, Format: Online, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Fall 2017, Section: 001, CRN 81296, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Fall 2017, Section: 601, CRN 82600, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Mary Kealy
  • Fall 2017, Section: DL1, CRN 81297, Format: Online, Instructor: Alan Sturrock
  • Fall 2017, Section: DL2, CRN 81298, Format: Online, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Summer 2017, Section: 601, CRN 42485, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Summer 2017, Section: D01, CRN 40718, Format: Online, Instructor: Anne Marie Lohse
  • Spring 2017, Section: 001, CRN 20980, Instructor: Ed Stephenson
  • Spring 2017, Section: 601, CRN 21461, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Lisa Piehota
  • Spring 2017, Section: 602, CRN 21314, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Phyllis Pajardo
  • Spring 2017, Section: 603, CRN 21105, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Summer 2016, Section: 001, CRN 42021, Format: Online, Instructor: Robert Smith
  • Summer 2016, Section: 601, CRN 42481, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Summer 2016, Section: 602, CRN 42477, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Roger Baskin
  • Summer 2016, Section: C01, CRN 42022, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Spring 2016, Section: 601, CRN 18847, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Fall 2015, Section: 001, CRN 77386, Instructor: Michelle Van Lare
  • Fall 2015, Section: 601, CRN 82021, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Summer 2015, Section: 601, CRN 42835, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Summer 2015, Section: 602, CRN 42836, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sonya Horsford
  • Spring 2015, Section: 001, CRN 17170, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Spring 2015, Section: 601, CRN 18005, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Mary Kealy
  • Fall 2014, Section: 601, CRN 80577, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Summer 2014, Section: 601, CRN 41926, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Summer 2014, Section: C01, CRN 41514, Instructor: Alan Sturrock
  • Spring 2014, Section: 601, CRN 17795, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Phyllis Pajardo
  • Spring 2014, Section: 602, CRN 17796, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sonya Horsford
  • Fall 2013, Section: 001, CRN 77256, Instructor: Alan Sturrock
  • Fall 2013, Section: 601, CRN 81038, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sonya Horsford
  • Summer 2013, Section: 601, CRN 41864, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Summer 2013, Section: 602, CRN 41865, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Roberto Pamas
  • Spring 2013, Section: 001, CRN 17355, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Spring 2013, Section: 601, CRN 17867, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Fall 2012, Section: 601, CRN 80869, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Roberto Pamas
  • Fall 2012, Section: 602, CRN 80870, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Anita Blain
  • Summer 2012, Section: 601, CRN 41819, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Diana D'Amico
  • Summer 2012, Section: 602, CRN 41820, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Summer 2012, Section: C01, CRN 41402, Instructor: Diana D'Amico
  • Fall 2011, Section: 001, CRN 76491, Instructor: Diana D'Amico
  • Fall 2011, Section: 601, CRN 80587, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Roberto Pamas
  • Fall 2011, Section: 602, CRN 80583, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Diana D'Amico
  • Summer 2011, Section: 601, CRN 41991, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Spring 2011, Section: 001, CRN 16686, Instructor: Anita Blain
  • Spring 2011, Section: 601, CRN 19576, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Phyllis Pajardo
  • Spring 2011, Section: 602, CRN 19577, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Alan Sturrock
  • Summer 2010, Section: 601, CRN 42351, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Courtney Fletcher
  • Summer 2010, Section: 602, CRN 42400, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Summer 2010, Section: 603, CRN 42401, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Alan Sturrock
  • Summer 2010, Section: A01, CRN 42153, Instructor: Anita Blain
  • Spring 2010, Section: 601, CRN 20009, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Courtney Fletcher
  • Fall 2009, Section: 001, CRN 74373, Instructor: Roberto Pamas
  • Fall 2009, Section: 601, CRN 76807, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Fall 2009, Section: 602, CRN 76809, Instructor: Robert Garrity
  • Fall 2009, Section: 603, CRN 76812, Instructor: Bonnie Pfoutz
  • Spring 2009, Section: 001, CRN 11306, Instructor: Anita Blain