Office

Location: King Hall C2098
Phone: (323) 343-4330
Website: Department of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education

Chair

Department Chair: Anthony Hernandez 
Email:  aherna1@calstatela.edu
Phone: (323) 343-4332

The Faculty

Professors: Lawson Bush V, Adelaide Doyle-Nichols,  Anthony Hernandez (Chair), Manisha Javeri, Albert Jones, Lia D. Kamhi-Stein, Allison Mattheis, Deborah M. Oh, Marguerite Ann Snow, Carlos Tejeda, Octavio Villalpando.
Associate Professors: Bahiyyih Hardacre Meyrath, Benjamin Emihovich, Charles Flores, Ezekiel Joubert III, Maria Oropeza-Fujimoto.  
Assistant Professors: Theresa Meyerott.
Emeriti: Lois N. Andre-Bechely, Pearl Chen, Penelope Semrau, Simeon P. Slovacek 

Accreditation 

The credential programs at Cal State LA College of Education are accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC).  

Programs

• Minor in Educational Technology

• Educational Administration, M.A.
• Educational Foundations, M.A.
• Educational Technology, M.A.
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), M.A.

• Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)

• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Computer Applications in Schools (CAS)
• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL)
• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning (COTL)
• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Teachers of English Learners

• Clear Induction Administrative Services Credential
• Preliminary Administrative Services Credential

Courses

• EDD 6000 - Social Justice Leadership Frameworks
• EDD 6010 - Organizational Theory and Leadership for Change
• EDD 6020 - Applied Research Methods for Urban Educational Leadership
• EDD 6030 - Introduction to Doctoral Research
• EDD 6050 - Community Engagement and Intersegmental Partnerships
• EDD 6051 - Dissertation Writing Lab
• EDD 6052 - Community Engagement Lab of Practice
• EDD 6060 - Introduction to Critical Discourse Analysis of Educational Policy
• EDD 6080 - Critical Policy Studies and Local Decision-Making
• EDD 6140 - Program Evaluation Methods for Educational Leaders
• EDD 6150 - Field Work Reflection
• EDD 6260 - Problem of Practice Proposal Writing Lab
• EDD 6410 - Quantitative Research Methods for Educational Leaders
• EDD 6411 - Qualitative Research Methods for Educational Leaders
• EDD 6412 - Anti-Racist Practitioner Research
• EDD 6420 - Statistical Analysis for Doctoral Students
• EDD 6430 - Survey Research for Doctoral Students
• EDD 6520 - Academic Writing and Publication for Doctoral Students
• EDD 6540 - Special Topics in Educational Leadership
• EDD 6640 - Policies and Practices in Early Childhood Education
• EDD 6701 - Governance and Administration of Colleges and Universities
• EDD 6702 - Leadership for Postsecondary Student Development and Academic Success
• EDD 6703 - Leadership for Postsecondary Curriculum, Assessment, and Accreditation
• EDD 6704 - Law and Policy for Postsecondary Leadership
• EDD 6705 - Transformational Leadership in Community Colleges
• EDD 6770 - Curricular and Instructional Leadership
• EDD 6980 - Graduate Directed Study
• EDD 6990 - Dissertation Research and Writing

• EDUC 4000 - Improving Academic Literacy

• EDAD 6030 - Seminar: Philosophy and Ethics of Educational Leadership
• EDAD 6920 - Doctoral Seminar: Special Topics in Educational Leadership for Pre K-16 Education
• EDAD 6947 - Field Study of Educational Leadership: Issues & Practices
• EDAD 6950 - Guided Study for the Dissertation

• EDAD 5001 - Introduction to Educational Administration
• EDAD 5061 - Educational Leadership
• EDAD 5062 - Research and Data Assessment
• EDAD 5063 - Pluralism, Collaboration, and Social Justice
• EDAD 5064 - School Law
• EDAD 5065 - Instructional Leadership
• EDAD 5066 - School Management
• EDAD 5067 - School Finance
• EDAD 5101 - Laboratory for Educational Administration Digital Portfolios
• EDAD 5161 - Fieldwork in Educational Leadership
• EDAD 5162 - Fieldwork in Research and Data Assessment
• EDAD 5163 - Fieldwork in Pluralism, Collaboration, and Social Justice
• EDAD 5164 - Fieldwork in School Law
• EDAD 5165 - Fieldwork in Instructional Leadership
• EDAD 5166 - Fieldwork in School Management
• EDAD 5167 - Fieldwork in School Finance
• EDAD 5280 - Clinical Internship
• EDAD 5290 - Reflection and Portfolio Assessment
• EDAD 5330 - Legal Research in Educational Administration
• EDAD 5390 - Seminar: Leadership through Personnel and Contract Administration
• EDAD 5430 - Seminar: Advanced Fiscal Management
• EDAD 5450 - Seminar: Technology for Instructional and Organizational Change
• EDAD 5520 - Seminar:Instructional and Organizational Change in Socio-Culturally Diverse Schools
• EDAD 5550 - Introduction to CalAPA Preparation for Pre-Service Administrators
• EDAD 5700 - Coaching for the Administrative Services Clear Induction Program
• EDAD 5800 - Professional Learning
• EDAD 5820 - Practicum: Field Work
• EDAD 5900 - Assessment for the Administrative Services Clear Induction Credential Program
• EDAD 5950 - Reflection and Self-Assessment of Professional Educational Leadership
• EDAD 5960 - Professional Portfolio Assessment
• EDAD 5980 - Graduate Directed Study
• EDAD 5990A - Thesis Planning
• EDAD 5990B - Thesis
• EDAD 5995A - Project Planning
• EDAD 5995B - Project

• EDFN 6500 - Research Seminar: Special Topics on Research Methods for Education
• EDFN 6510 - Research Seminar: Special Topics in Educational Disciplines

• EDFN 5000 - Research Methods in Education
• EDFN 5001 - Advanced Statistics in Education and Human Services
• EDFN 5050 - Qualitative Research in Education
• EDFN 5060 - Seminar in Comparative and International Education
• EDFN 5070 - Seminar in History of Education
• EDFN 5090 - Queer Studies in Education (also listed as WGSS 5090)
• EDFN 5111 - Anthropology of Education
• EDFN 5250 - Sociology of Education
• EDFN 5410 - Evaluation of State and Federal Programs
• EDFN 5500 - Theoretical Foundations of Urban Education
• EDFN 5520 - Policy Studies in Education
• EDFN 5930 - Survey Research: Introduction to Survey Research and Design
• EDFN 5940 - Selected Studies in Educational Foundations
• EDFN 5950 - Field Experience in Evaluation (Practicum)
• EDFN 5960 - Comprehensive Exam
• EDFN 5970 - Graduate Research
• EDFN 5980 - Graduate Directed Study
• EDFN 5990A - Thesis Planning
• EDFN 5990B - Thesis
• EDFN 5995A - Project Planning
• EDFN 5995B - Project

• EDFN 1090 - Introduction to Statistics and Data Interpretation
• EDFN 1092 - Introduction to Statistics and Data Interpretation
• EDFN 2010 - Social and Demographic Landscapes of Urban Schooling
• EDFN 3010 - Language, Culture, Society, and Ideologies
• EDFN 3130 - Diversity, Intersectionality, Major Racial/Ethnic Groups in U.S. Schooling, and Equality of Educational Opportunity and Social Justice (also listed as CLS 3130)
• EDFN 3520 - Applied Statistics
• EDFN 4130 - Introduction to Psychological Foundations of Education
• EDFN 4131 - Psychological Foundations of Education
• EDFN 4200 - Educational Foundations: Diversity and Equity in Urban Schools
• EDFN 4250 - Statistics in Education and Human Services