Department Chair: Joseph B. Berger
Room 155, Hills House South; (413) 545-3610

Mission

The Department of Educational Policy, Research, and Administration (EPRA) seeks to promote educational policy and perspectives needed to enrich educational practices, prepare leaders in educational policy and administration, and advance educational research and evaluation methodologies that provide the basis for effective knowledge generation and decision making, particularly in regard to three major settings: K-12 schooling, higher or post-secondary education, and international contexts. Towards this end, the Department of EPRA maintains research-oriented graduate programs of study, practitioner-oriented graduate programs of study, and organized academic outreach projects (with close ties to programs of study).