Course Syllabus: School — What Is It Good For?

on Course: School — What Is It Good For? This post is the syllabus of a course I taught for years at the Stanford Graduate School of Education.  It’s called "School — What Is It Good For?" I’ve copied the syllabus below, to give you an idea of what it’s all about.  The aim is … Continue reading Course Syllabus: School — What Is It Good For?

Doctoral Proseminar: An Introduction to Big Issues in the Field of Education

This post contains all of the material for the doctoral proseminar — Introduction to Big Issues in the Field of Education — that I taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Education for the last four years of my time there. The aim of this class is to give first-year doctoral students in education a … Continue reading Doctoral Proseminar: An Introduction to Big Issues in the Field of Education

Class on History of Higher Education in the US

This post contains all of the material for the class on the History of Higher Education in the US that I taught for at the Stanford Graduate School of Education for the last 15 years.  In retirement I wanted to make the course available on the internet to anyone who is interested.  If you are … Continue reading Class on History of Higher Education in the US

Class on History of School Reform in the U.S.

This post contains all of the material for the class on the History of School Reform in the US that I taught for at the Stanford Graduate School of Education for 15 years.  In retirement I wanted to make the course available on the internet to anyone who is interested.  If you are a college … Continue reading Class on History of School Reform in the U.S.

Class on Academic Writing

This is the syllabus for a class on academic writing for clarity and grace, which I originally posted more than a year ago.  It is designed as a 10-week class, with weekly readings, slides, and texts for editing.  It's aimed at doctoral students who are preparing to become researchers who seek to publish their scholarship.  Ideally … Continue reading Class on Academic Writing

Links to All of My Publications and Course Materials

For anyone who's interested, today I'm posting below a list of all my publications and courses, including links to these works and to full course materials.  Here's a link to a Word document with this hyperlinked material, and here's a link to my full CV including the former.   David F. Labaree Links to Courses, … Continue reading Links to All of My Publications and Course Materials

Course: School — What Is It Good For?

This post is the syllabus of a course I taught for years at the Stanford Graduate School of Education.  It's called School -- What Is It Good For? I've copied the syllabus below, to give you an idea of what it's all about.  The aim is to provide a guided exploration of alternative theories of … Continue reading Course: School — What Is It Good For?

Doctoral Proseminar: An Introduction to Big Issues in the Field of Education

This post contains all of the material for the doctoral proseminar -- Introduction to Big Issues in the Field of Education -- that I taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Education for the last four years. The aim of this class is to give first-year doctoral students in education a grounding in some of … Continue reading Doctoral Proseminar: An Introduction to Big Issues in the Field of Education

Course on the History of Higher Education in the U.S.

This post contains all of the material for the class on the History of Higher Education in the US that I taught for at the Stanford Graduate School of Education for the last 15 years.  In retirement I wanted to make the course available on the internet to anyone who is interested.  If you are … Continue reading Course on the History of Higher Education in the U.S.

Academic Writing Class — Complete Course Materials in One Document

Earlier I posted course materials for my academic writing class (both 6-week and 10-week versions via a link to a Google drive that contained the syllabus and class slides. Here I'm posting a more compact and convenient version of each class.  The syllabus for each class contains embedded links to both the readings for the … Continue reading Academic Writing Class — Complete Course Materials in One Document