Department of Educational Administration & Policy Studies
The mission of the Department of Educational Administration & Policy Studies (EAPS) in the School of Education at the University at Albany is to enhance the understanding and practice of leading educational organizations and policy analysis across all levels of education.
EAPS News
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Dr. Kathryn Schiller co-authored a recently published NCES Mathematics Curriculum Study.Dr. Kathryn Schiller has co-authored a recently published NCES Mathematics Curriculum Study, which explored the relationship between coursetaking and achievement by examining the content and challenge of two mathematics courses taught in the nation’s public high schools—algebra I and geometry. This study analyzed textbook information and usage as a means to explain the apparent disconnect between coursetaking and achievement. |
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Dr. Johanna Hakala, a visiting Finnish Fulbright Scholar with EAPS for March and April 2013.Dr. Johanna Hakala is a Finnish Fulbright Scholar visiting two U.S. universities in spring 2013: North Carolina State University (Jan-Feb) and SUNY/Albany (March-April). Her Fulbright project concerns strategies for research development and their implementation, recruitment and tenure track policies, and leadership in U.S. public universities. |
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Institutions & Societies: a graduate student conference at Rockefeller CollegeSEA Change and GAPS are hosting a graduate student conference March 1 at the Rockefeller College campus. Students from 9 social science programs will present current research papers in an interdisciplinary format. The conference is designed to provide constructive criticism for graduate students preparing papers to present at national conferences; foster and encourage interdisciplinary engagements; and, build a broader sense of community among UAlbany graduate students. Register here. |
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Professor Aaron Benavot Gave the Valedictory Address at The Comparative Education Society of India (CESI)The Comparative Education Society of India (CESI), as part of its annual conference held at the University of Jammu in October of 2012, invited EAPS Professor Aaron Benavot to give the Valedictory Address, entitled, “International education policy targets in the post-2015 Period: Past trends, future scenarios.” |
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Marcellus Taylor Spoke at Bahamas Business Outlook SeminarOur own doctoral candidate, Marcellus Taylor, Deputy Director of Education for Planning and Development in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in the Bahamas spoke on the topic of “The Interrelations between Education and Society in the 22nd annual Bahamas Business Outlook (BBO) seminar in The Bahamas”. |
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