Research
Research within the Cultural Studies programs spans across the traditions of anthropology, history, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. Faculty engage in academically based community service, community-based participatory research, and philosophical, ethnographic, and critical inquiry to address fundamental issues in education and relations of power.
Programs
TPTE’s graduate programs in Cultural Studies in Educational Foundations (CSE) represent a unique and challenging interdisciplinary experience. The programs’ intellectual identity emerges from a post-disciplinary orientation that includes coursework and research across the traditions of anthropology, history, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. Students in the programs join an intellectual community committed to issues of social justice as well as theoretical, methodological, and discursive work.
Graduate
We offer a Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) program of study for individuals interested in advancing their knowledge in Cultural Studies of Education to teach in higher education and/or work in a variety of settings.
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Education centered within the cultural context broadens students’ perspectives and prepares them to engage thoughtfully in a complex, globalized world.
Cultural Studies Education Faculty
Sharing Recent Work From Faculty and Students
Universities and Community Schools
Al-Aseer, J., & Beal, L. (2023). Engaging students in participatory action research with University-Assisted Community Schools: A mutually transformative experience. Universities and Community Schools, 10(1). https://www.nettercenter.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/UCS_Journal_Vol11_2023.pdf
Critical Education
Cook, G., & Anderson, A. (2023). “Oh, so you just want to teach?” An autoethnographic account of one traditionally trained teacher in a TFA-hiring school. Critical Education, 14(4), 75–95. https://doi.org/10.14288/ce.v14i4.186732
Education Sciences
Starks, F. D., Reeves, S. M., Rickert, J., Li, K., Couch, B., & Millunchick, J. (2024). Rethinking undergraduate computer science education: Using the 4Es heuristic to center students in an introductory computer science course. Education Sciences, 14(5), 514. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14050514