Education and Society (Thesis) (M.A.): Mathematics and Science Education (45 credits)
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)
Degree: Master of Arts
Program credit weight: 45
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Thesis Courses (24 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDEM 621 | Thesis 1. | 6 |
Thesis 1. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Departmental seminar to guide students through the process of developing a thesis proposal, identifying a supervisor, research sites and participants, and considering ethical issues. | ||
| EDEM 623 | Thesis 2. | 6 |
| EDEM 699 | Thesis 3. | 12 |
Thesis 3. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Final synthesis of the research project. | ||
Required Courses (12 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDEC 624 | Researching, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education. | 3 |
Researching, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Current trends in research on teaching, learning, and teacher education in general and in specific content areas, including specific methods of data collection and analysis that are appropriate for use in studies of teaching practices, learning processes, and their interactions. | ||
| EDEC 625 | MA Seminar in Practice-Based Teacher Education 1. | 3 |
MA Seminar in Practice-Based Teacher Education 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Seminar that provides an overview of research in practice-based teacher education, across content areas, and apprenticeship opportunities in teacher preparation contexts. | ||
| EDEC 626 | MA Seminar in Math and Science Education 2. | 3 |
MA Seminar in Math and Science Education 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Seminar that provides an overview of research in math and science education and apprenticeship opportunities in math or science teacher preparation contexts. | ||
| EDEM 690 | Research Methods: Theory and Practice. | 3 |
Research Methods: Theory and Practice. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Overview of the epistemological foundations of a range of research methods, including but not limited to quantitative, philosophical, qualitative, arts-based, and mixed methods. Students will learn techniques to conduct research and to develop a research proposal. | ||
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
3 credits of graduate-level courses from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDEC 646 | Sociocultural and Epistemic Understandings of Science. | 3 |
Sociocultural and Epistemic Understandings of Science. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course presents historical, philosophical and sociocultural perspectives on construction of knowledge in the natural sciences. A particular emphasis will be placed on how social, cultural, and political forces shape the products of scientific practices, the importance of scientific literacy, and the relevance this bears for science education and science education research. | ||
| EDEC 647 | Sociocultural and Epistemic Understandings of Mathematics. | 3 |
Sociocultural and Epistemic Understandings of Mathematics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course presents historical, philosophical and sociocultural perspectives on construction of knowledge in mathematics. An emphasis will also be placed on how social and cultural forces shape mathematical practices, the importance of mathematical literacy, and the relevance this bears for mathematics education and mathematics education research. | ||
3 credits of courses, from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDEC 606 | Self-Study, Autoethnography, and Autobiographical Research . | 3 |
Self-Study, Autoethnography, and Autobiographical Research . Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Critical and ethical engagement with the relationship between self and other through various auto/biographical approaches to research in education, such as self-study, autoethnography, currere, life writing, artistic practices, writing the self, and memory-work. Exploration of various forms of writing, representation, analysis and critical discussion | ||
| EDEC 630 | Ethnographic Approaches to Research . | 3 |
Ethnographic Approaches to Research . Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Ethnography as a qualitative research approach that allows researchers to conduct in-depth studies of complex social and cultural practices. Hands-on experience in ethnographic field work and practice ethnographic research methods are offered. Focus on history and application of a range of ethnographic approaches including traditional, critical, visual, activist, institutional, and collaborative ethnography. | ||
| EDEC 635 | Research Writing. | 3 |
Research Writing. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The course offers a research-led introduction to processes and practices of research writing. Working to develop their research writing projects, students learn to examine, critically reflect on, and participate in the research writing practices in their fields, guided by current research on the discursive construction of knowledge. | ||
| EDEM 609 | Critical Perspectives in Educational Theory and Research. | 3 |
Critical Perspectives in Educational Theory and Research. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Critical exploration of contemporary issues in educational theory and research, in terms of current scholarship in the field, current educational contexts, and various research paradigms. Educational issues as expressions of social, ethical, political, economic, epistemological and cultural reconfigurations. Students will learn to be critical consumers of educational theories and research. | ||
| EDEM 644 | Curriculum Development and Implementation. | 3 |
Curriculum Development and Implementation. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Explores and critiques the processes of curriculum development, implementation and evaluation in relation to the field of curriculum studies. The focus will be on the role of the educator/leader as a curriculum professional in formal and non-formal learning environments. | ||
| EDEM 692 | Qualitative Research Methods. | 3 |
Qualitative Research Methods. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Theoretical and practical exploration of the foundations of qualitative methods, with emphasis on underlying principles. | ||
| EDER 608 | Educational Implications of Social Theory. | 3 |
Educational Implications of Social Theory. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An analysis of some of the educational implications of various social and political theories: liberalism, Marxism and others. | ||
| EDPE 635 | Theories of Learning and Instruction. | 3 |
Theories of Learning and Instruction. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An analysis of the relationship between theory and research about learning and teaching from a historical perspective. | ||
| EDPE 676 | Intermediate Statistics. | 3 |
Intermediate Statistics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Concepts and procedures of conducting basic descriptive and inferential statistics, including analysis of variance, correlation, and regression models. Provides experience with data-analysis tools. | ||
| EDPE 687 | Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology. | 3 |
Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The logics of design and selection of phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case study and mixed design methods with emphasis on data analysis in light of issues of research purpose, epistemology, reliability and validity. | ||
| EDTL 500 | Applications of Educational Psychology Across Classrooms. | 3 |
Applications of Educational Psychology Across Classrooms. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Selected contemporary theories of human learning and development and their evidence base, including models of individual difference, learning styles, independence and motivation. Implications of selected theoretical models and evidence for educational practice, planning and professional reflection in inclusive classrooms. The role of parents, families/guardians and the complementary role of ancillary educational services in relation to classroom applications of theories. All addressed through the development of professional competencies. | ||
| EDTL 508 | Critical Educational Praxis. | 3 |
Critical Educational Praxis. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Implications of intercultural/multicultural, global, environmental and social justice advances as these affect critical thinking and inform practice in the classroom. Addressed through the development of professional competencies. | ||
Elective Course (3 credits)
3 credits at the 500, 600, or 700 level chosen in consultation with the Thesis Supervisor or Graduate Program Director.