Major: Teaching and Teacher Education

Minor: Supportive Area/Department other than Teaching and Teacher Education

Students admitted to the Ph.D. program in the program of Teaching and Teacher Education can pursue a variety of concentrations and specializations, including teacher reflection and development; classroom processes and management; curriculum theory; social studies, mathematics and science education; environmental learning; educational foundations and policy studies; and teaching Mexican-American students. See the faculty list for names of experts to contact in these areas. The selection of a concentration is refined in consultation with a student's major professor and members of the student's major and minor committees. Normally this is a central part of the qualifying exam.

To see the Doctoral Program booklet, click here.

For information on the Doctoral Specialization in Science Education click here.

For information on the Research Initiative on Preparing Teachers for Mexican American Students click here.

Admission

3.5 GPA, with defined exceptions on a provisional basis

GRE Scores -Minimum combined verbal and quantitative of 1000

Master's degree with thesis or its equivalent in education or a related field from an accredited college or university

15 units of previous coursework in education

Two years of full-time teaching experience

Three letters of recommendation (one of which must be from a college or university professor)

Writing sample (Essay must be included with the Graduate College Application)

Qualifying Procedures

The examination must be completed prior to the 24th unit of credit after admission to the doctoral program. The examination will include an oral defense of a scholarly paper written by the student, and a discussion and approval of the student's program of study for the degree.

Curriculum

TTE Major Core (7 units )

TTE 696C First Year Doctoral Seminar (1 unit, Fall, to be taken the first semester)
TTE 696B Research on Teaching (3 units; Fall, to be taken during the first two years)
TTE 696A Research on Teacher Education (3 units; Spring, to be taken after the first two years)

Research Methods  (Minimum of 13 units)

EDP 541 Quantitative/Inferential Methods in Education (4 units; Fall and Summer)                                                             LRC 605 or HED 605 Qualitative Methods in Education (3 units; Fall and Spring)
Advanced Quantitative or Qualitative Course (3 units; semesters vary)
TTE 602 Dissertation Proposal Design (3 units; Spring)
Notes:
(a)    In addition to the above research courses, and in consultation with the advisor, the student may be required to take TTE 560 Disciplined Inquiry in Education. This will be the case for students who did not take any research methods courses for their master’s degree or who need additional background before enrolling in EDP 541.

(b)    For students pursuing quantitative research for their dissertation, the advanced course will be TTE 641(Spring). In addition, and as part of the Major Supportive Courses, the advisor may require students pursuing the quantitative (or mixed) dissertation to enroll in additional courses. The advisor may require one of three paths (students may take equivalent courses to those listed):

Path 1: If the dissertation work focuses on measurement and assessment, students will be advised to take three additional courses: EDP 558 Educational Tests and Measurements (Spring); EDP 646A Multivariate Methods (Fall); and TTE/EDP 658B Theories of Measurement.

Path 2: If the dissertation work focuses on theory testing, students will be advised to take two additional courses: EDP 646A Multivariate Methods (Fall); and FSHD 617A Structural Equation Modeling.

Path 3: If the dissertation work focuses on educational interventions or observational studies dealing with nested data structures, students will be advised to take two additional classes: A class on the Generalized Linear Model OR Advanced Regression; and FSHD 617C Multilevel Modeling.

(c)    For students pursuing qualitative research for their dissertation, the advanced course should be discussed with the advisor. The advisor may require additional qualitative courses (in which case they would be a part of Major Supportive Courses), and if so, they may be taken from any discipline on campus. Some of the courses offered in the College of Education are:

LRC 576 Teacher Research (Spring); LRC 595E Ethnography (Fall); LRC 696D Case Study (Every other Spring); LRC 696D Discourse Analysis (Fall)

(d)    It is highly recommended that all students take a Writing for Publication course, either from our department or elsewhere from campus.

Research Experience (6-12 units)

A minimum of 6 units of supervised internship must be completed with a focus on classroom studies and/or teacher education. Additional units may be specified, as necessary, by the candidate's major committee

TTE 793
Internship: Classroom Research (total of 6 units)

Major Supportive Coursework in TTE (Minimum of 15 units)
15 units to be selected from the approved list of TTE graduate courses and others as approved by the major committee.

Minor (Minimum of 9 units; students may minor in TTE or in another department)

Dissertation (18 units)

Residency Requirement
To meet the minimum Graduate College residence requirement, the student must complete a minimum of 30 units of graduate credit in residence at The University of Arizona, (18 units of dissertation plus 12 units of regular graded coursework taken at The University of Arizona). "In residence" is defined as units offered by The University of Arizona, whether or not they are offered on campus.

Comprehensive Exams
A three part exam (2 written and 1 oral) given prior to dissertation work.

Dissertation Proposal Meeting

Final Examination
Oral defense of the dissertation as well as any general questions to the field of study.

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