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18 courses with the subject EDEF, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

EDEF 300Human Development and Learning: Birth through Adolescence (GE)3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu

EDEF 320Introduction to Professional Education3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu
Corequisite: Course in human growth and development (HUMD 300 or EDEF 300 ; or PSYC 230 ; or PSYC 218 ; or PSYC 317 ; or ESHE 294 for ESHE majors only). Introduces teaching as a profession. Topics include the organization, governance, and culture of schools; legal and ethical responsibilities of teachers; historical, philosophical and sociological foundations underlying education in the United States; how teachers are evaluated; contemporary issues and current trends in education; and teaching from a multicultural perspective. REAL Area A

EDEF 600Child and Adolescent Learning and Development3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu

EDEF 605Introduction to Educational Research3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu

EDEF 606Applications of Educational Research3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu
Prerequisite: EDEF 605 This course mentors teacher researchers through the process of developing an educational research proposal, adhering to current regulations for research involving human subjects, and securing the necessary permissions to conduct research.

EDEF 607Foundations of Education3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu

EDEF 810Models of Change for School and Community Leaders3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu
Prerequisite: This course is offered for students accepted into the Doctoral Program in Education. This course explores the literature and research on theories, models, and processes of change within the context of school districts and the communities in which they reside.

EDEF 820Applied Research Methods3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu
Prerequisite: This class is offered for students accepted into the Doctoral Program in Education. The primary goal of this course is to develop skills and understandings of qualitative and quantitative research design and methodology for the practitioner-researcher.

EDEF 825Practitioner Inquiry I3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu

EDEF 830Quantitative Methods3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu
Prerequisite: Admission to Doctoral Program in Education. The primary goal of this course is to develop skills in using basic tools of quantitative research: descriptive and inferential statistics. Students will learn the mechanics of the most widely used procedures and how to use these to design and interpret educational research.

EDEF 835Practitioner Inquiry II3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu

EDEF 840Qualitative Methods3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu

EDEF 845Practitioner Inquiry III3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu

EDEF 850Program Evaluation3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu
Prerequisite: Admission to Doctoral Program in Education. This course provides doctoral students with foundational skills and knowledge associated with the evaluation of educational programs. Skills are applied in the analysis of case studies representing situations common to educational researchers and evaluators.

EDEF 855Practitioner Inquiry IV3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu

EDEF 860Advanced Learning Sciences3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu
Prerequisite: Admission to Doctoral Program in Education. This course provides doctoral students with advanced skills and knowledge associated with historic and modern theories of learning. Skills are applied in the analysis of case studies representing situations common to educational researchers and evaluators.

EDEF 865Practitioner Inquiry V3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu

EDEF 890Doctoral Research in Education1-3

Subject: EDEF
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 University Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.radford.edu
Prerequisite: This course is offered for students accepted into the Doctoral Program in Education. This course is designed to be the capstone research component of the Doctorate in Education program. Students repeat the course for a minimum of nine credit hours or until successful completion of the dissertation defense.

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