Reading and Applying Educational Research

Fall 2025 > Education > EDUC.6991 > 032

Course No: EDUC.6991-032; SIS Class Nbr: 9958; SIS Term: 3510
Course Status: Open

Course Description

This course is designed to build student capacity for evidence-based decision making in K-12 schools. Specifically, it will advance student ability to locate educational research, evaluate it for quality, extract findings, and apply those findings to practice. Critically, the process of applying research to practice will consider local context and draw on stakeholder experiences, weaving them together with scholarship to develop school improvement plans.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

• Prerequisites: Matriculated Education Doctoral Students only
• Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
• Instructor:
• UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

• Online Course
• 2025 Fall: Sep 03 to Dec 20
• Course Level: Graduate
• Tuition: $1410
• Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Related Programs: Ed.D. in Leadership in Schooling, Ed.D. in Leadership in Schooling: STEM Option

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