Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)

*Lottery-Based Enrollment* What types of growth and change are possible for us in adulthood? Can we intentionally foster development in adulthood, and if so, how? As our world grows ever more complex, adults face increasing demands to develop. The...

This course focuses on the epistemological, methodological, and pedagogical uses of critical race theory (CRT) in the examination and deconstruction of race-based educational disparities and inequalities in K-12 and postsecondary education. The...

Throughout history, individuals, scholars, social justice movements, and social justice organizations have leveraged disciplined inquiry or research to highlight untold stories, illuminate goodness, expose systems of power and colonialism, and offer...

Why is an intervention that was successful in a pilot program faltering in the broader rollout? What are the enablers of and barriers to implementing a new statewide policy? What are the strengths and limitations of a mentoring program? How can we ensure...

What does the process of conducting qualitative research look like? How can qualitative research tools and approaches be incorporated into everyday practice? How does one craft research questions, collect and analyze data, and make appropriate claims...

Critical participatory action research (CPAR) is a form of critical, collective inquiry that provides youth and adults with opportunities to identify concerns that impact their lives, to gather and analyze data about these issues, and to take collective...

*Lottery-Based Enrollment* This course examines the potential of modern and contemporary art in young children’s learning today. We will explore the history of visual art in childhood theories, including Froebel, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, as well as its...

Practice can be understood as ‘what we do’ as artists and arts educators. It involves patterns of behavior, thought, and values that construct the conditions for teaching, learning, and experimentation. Furthermore, power structures such as class, race...

Explore the intersection of technology, ecology and art to investigate the evolving nature and purposes of art. Is AI art really art? Is the algorithm that generated the work the artist, or is it merely a tool that a human artist uses? Virtual reality art...

What is education? What are its goals? Why is education of value? Are these questions that can be settled once and for all, or do their answers depend on historical and cultural factors? In an effort to answer these questions, we will study works of...