斯坦福大学的国际对比教育硕士International Comparative Education(ICE)开设在教育学院下Graduate School of Education,与(ICE)相对应的还有另外一个硕士项目International Education Policy Analysis (IEPA). 教育学院的这个两个项目比较偏学术型,课程以研究方法为重点, 学生在教育学院Staff的指导和支持下形成一篇可以发表的高质量研究论文;
专业:International Comparative Education(ICE);
同类专业:International Education Policy Analysis (IEPA);
课程长度:12个月(9月-次年8月);Four Quarters;
招生人数:20人;
录取率:13%;
课程设置:48学分;
1、 必修课:5门;
Introduction to International and Comparative Education ;
Applied Research Methods in International and Comparative Education I: Introduction ;
Applied Research Methods in International and Comparative Education II: Master's Paper Proposal;
Applied Research Methods in ICE III: Data Collection and Analysis ;
Applied Research Methods in International and Comparative Education IV: Master's Paper Workshop;
2、ICE专业分支课程:
Economics of Education in the Global Economy ;
Global Education Policy & Organization ;
World, Societal, and Educational Change: Comparative Perspectives ;
从以下课程中选择1门:
International Education Policy Workshop ;
Resource Allocation in Education;
3、IEPA专业分支课程:
306 series:从以下课程中选择2门;
Economics of Education in the Global Economy ;
Global Education Policy & Organization;
World, Societal, and Educational Change: Comparative Perspectives;
Policy course:
International Education Policy Workshop ;
Resource Allocation in Education;
4、Research Methods:研究方法;从以下课程中选择2门;
Applied Econometrics ;
Introduction to Data Analysis and Interpretation ;
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods ;
Advanced Regression Analysis ;
Statistical Analysis in Education: Regression ;
Introduction to Education Data Science: Data Processing;
Introduction to Education Data Science: Data Analysis ;
Experimental Research Design and Analysis ;
Quasi-Experimental Research Design & Analysis ;
Using Data to Describe the World: Descriptive Social Science Research Techniques ;
Qualitative Analysis in Education ;
Qualitative Interviewing ;
Methods in Community Assessment, Evaluation, and Research ;
事实上, 硕士论文(毕业论文)对准备工作在学生入学以前的夏季就开始了, 学生需阅读ICE核心教员撰写的文章集,以及为他们的项目开发思路的建议。在四个学季的学习过程中,学生在发展自己的想法、开展研究和写作时,会得到教师、工作人员和队列成员的支持和指导。学生也可以选择结对合作,共同撰写论文。