Educational Psychology & Research
The EDPR program within the College of Education at the University of 蜜桃导航 is divided into two specialty areas, Educational Psychology and Education Research. Educational Psychology studies theories of human development and learning/cognition and motivation and applies these to solve "problems of practice" in K-12, Higher Education, and other achievement settings. Educational Research applies Qualitative, Quantitative, and mixed methods to a variety of educative settings.
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Our Research
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- With a wide variety of faculty research and interests, we are able to support students
in pursuing their research passions.
- All EDPR faculty members are highly productive in their respective research fields,
which enables students to 鈥渉it the ground running鈥� with getting involved in research.
- Faculty are dedicated to supporting student growth through small faculty-to-student
ratios, which enable following a 鈥渞esearch apprenticeship鈥� model.
- We offer many sources of financial support for interested students, including money
for travel to conferences, teaching and research assistantships (for those who qualify),
and a competitive annual student research grant.
- Students become well-grounded in relevant educational, developmental and psychological theories and research methodologies and methods through partnering with faculty experts from a variety of Educational Psychology and Research domains.