Doctoral Program (more details)
Students in the Doctoral program critically examine, and strive to bring about change through action-oriented inquiry into:
- existing programs and institutions;
- innovative models and practices;
- the social/cultural/political conditions that influence institutions and programs, local communities, and professional practices; and
- the creative potential of new kinds of learning and teaching processes.
These educational processes may directly or indirectly influence students; educators; professionals in community services, public policy or counseling; clients of community organizations and professionals; and the general population. Examples of areas of concern to WISR Doctoral students are:
- multicultural education,
- community-based adult literacy programs,
- health education in the face of health disparities,
- the educational effectiveness and social impact of grassroots organizations as well as self-help groups,
- the professional, continuing education of counselors concerned with personal and global trauma,
- confronting the challenges and social inequities facing people in impoverished countries and disenfranchised communities,
- creative and effective strategies of intellectual activism, and
- the educational practices in formal school and college settings.