International Education PhD

The specialization in international education provides educators with the opportunity to study the role of education in the context of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and other developing areas. The specialization has courses related to both formal and non-formal education theory and practice; on education for children, adolescents, and adults; and on basic, primary, secondary, and higher education in developing countries.

Students may focus on a wide variety of topics in international education including comparative education, education reform, policy issues, teacher quality and development, institutional capacity building, project planning/management/monitoring and evaluation, social theories of education, education in crisis and conflict contexts, and gender issues in development.