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School of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Educational Leadership Katherine Curry, PhD—Associate Professor and Program Coordinator (School Administration) Educational leadership emphasizes School Administration. The PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies is offered with options in Educational Administration and Higher Education; the Doctorate in Education (EdD) is offered in School Administration; and the Education Specialist (EdS) in Education has an option in School Administration. The Master of Science degree is offered with options in School Administration (a 36-hour program designed for those who aspire to the principalship). Students holding a related masters degree and teacher certification may add on principal certification through coursework and institutional recommendation. Admissions to the graduate programs in Educational Leadership are competitive and based on multiple factors. EDLE website (https://education.okstate.edu/scad) Educational Technology Penny Thompson, PhD—Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator The mission of Oklahoma State University's Educational Technology program is to facilitate the growth of scholars and educational technology professionals through rigorous programs of study that provide exceptional hands-on, collaborative, and innovative learning, research and service experiences and are highly regarded at the international, national, state and university levels. The program website, edtech.okstate.edu (http://edtech.okstate.edu), offers greater detail. Programs/certifications include: MS in Educational Technology with options in Educational Technology and School Library Media, PhD in Education with an option in Educational Technology, Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching, and Certification in School Library Media. This program is also home to the Emerging Technologies and Creativity Research Lab (https://edtech.okstate.edu/techplayground). EDTC website (http://edtech.okstate.edu) Educational Psychology Mike Yough, PhD—Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator Educational Psychology is concerned with all aspects of psychology pertaining to teaching and learning in educational settings. Educational psychologists are concerned with understanding how environments are structured to promote cognitive, personal and social development broadly as well as learning motivation. The role of Educational Psychology is to bring together theory and research from psychology and related disciplines in order to facilitate healthy human development and effective learning and teaching. Our Ph.D. program is designed to prepare graduates to teach in college or university settings, public education, and/or to do research in university, business, and government settings. The M.S. program is designed to help students develop the capabilities, knowledge, skills and competencies that prepare them as effective professionals or attractive Ph.D. program applicants. EPSY website (https://education.okstate.edu/epsy) Research, Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics Jam Khojasteh, PhD—Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator The research, evaluation, measurement and statistics program offers the MS and PhD degrees as options under the MS in Educational Psychology and the PhD in Educational Psychology. The MS program prepares
students to function as staff members in research and evaluation units in school districts, governmental agencies, and private corporations and foundations. Graduates of the doctoral program are prepared to serve as college or university professors, directors of research and evaluation for public schools and universities, researchers for funded projects, state department of education consultants, and professional employees for test publishers and local, state and federal government agencies. This program is also home to the Center for Educational Research and Evaluation (https://education.okstate.edu/cere). REMS website (https:// education.okstate.edu/rems) Higher Education and Student Affairs Stephen P. Wanger, Ph.D.—Associate Professor and Program Coordinator The Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) program features three distinct academic degrees. These include the Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, with an option in Higher Education and the M.S. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with options in Higher Education and College Student Development. The PhD is a research-based degree prepares individuals for leadership as faculty, administrators, or policy analysts. In addition, two Master of Science degrees are offered. The MS options prepare individuals for leadership positions in all levels in higher education or leadership positions in Student Affairs. Admission to HESA graduate programs is competitive and based on multiple considerations. HESA website (https://education.okstate.edu/hesa) Social Foundations Guoping Zhao, PhD—Professor and Program Coordinator Social foundations of education is an interdisciplinary study of schooling and other forms of education. Ever since it began during the 1930s at Teachers College of Columbia University, social foundations has brought together scholars who situate education in historical, philosophical, economic and social contexts. Using the tools of the humanities and the social sciences, social foundations scholars ask perennial questions, such as: What is the purpose of schooling in a democracy? What knowledge and values should be taught and to whose benefit? How are issues of race, ethnicity, social class, gender and ability manifested in schools? Drawing from history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, international studies and other disciplines to teach their courses, faculty in the social foundations program area ask that educators reflect critically on the social and cultural dynamics in educational settings and how policy and practices might be improved. Students from other human service professions and other disciplines are invited to make similar use of the content of these courses for their professional practice. SCFD website (https://education.okstate.edu/scfd) Programs/Options Degrees Degrees offered through SEFLA programs include Bachelor of Science (BS), Master of Science (MS), Education Specialist (EdS), Doctor of Education (EdD) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Five programs are delivered fully online: MS Aviation and Space, MS Educational Technology, MS Educational Psychology (Educational Psychology option), MS Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (Higher Education option), and Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching.
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