Michael D. Bullis, Dean
(541) 346-3405
170 Lorry I. Lokey Education Building
1215 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1215
education.uoregon.edu
Preparing Educators in the 21st Century
The College of Education’s academic majors are organized into four departments: counseling psychology and human services; educational methodology, policy, and leadership; education studies; and special education and clinical sciences.
The college offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees and preparation for licensure. Students become active learners as they accumulate an understanding of disciplinary content and develop professional knowledge and skills that transform the way they think.
With school, community, and clinical partners, the college’s nationally prominent teaching and research faculty offers opportunities for student practicum and field-based experiences in professional settings where effective policy and practice is created and implemented.
Academic, research, and outreach service units provide integrated and cross-disciplinary learning experiences that help students acclimate to their professions, develop initial competence, acquire advanced proficiency, and become practicing professionals and scholars.
The College of Education is ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the nation’s top colleges of education. Its scholarship, teaching, and practical learning opportunities offer students a respectful and affirming climate, a culture of belonging, and an inclusive learning environment.
Admission
The College of Education follows university policy in its admission procedures as described in the Admissions and Graduate School sections of this catalog. Students who transfer from other institutions must meet university entrance requirements. Programs in the College of Education have additional requirements for admission and limits on the number of students admitted to the major or licensure programs. Prospective students are urged to check admission requirements for their desired programs.
Financial Assistance
Scholarships. Scholarships are available for undergraduate and graduate students. Application requirements and procedures may be requested from Kate Feeney, Office of the Dean; telephone (541) 346-5943; e-mail edfunds@uoregon.edu.
Stipends and Fellowships. Stipends and fellowships are frequently awarded to graduate students. Both forms of assistance may cover most of the cost of tuition and provide a monthly cash payment. Information for graduate teaching fellows is available on the college’s website.
Information about financial assistance is listed in the application materials for each major and on the College of Education’s website. Application deadlines should be followed to receive consideration for aid. Information about university scholarships and loan programs is available from the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships, 260 Oregon Hall.
Dismissal
Majors and specializations in the College of Education require field placements in community settings such as public schools, community preschools, mental health clinics, correctional institutions, and welfare programs. Many placements are with vulnerable groups such as young children; juvenile offenders; or individuals with disabilities, mental health, adjustment, or learning problems. During these placements students interact with professionals and often are recipients of confidential or sensitive information. Consequently, it is imperative that College of Education students adhere to high ethical and moral standards. The University of Oregon and each major in the College of Education has written ethical standards or a code of conduct for its students. In an event where evidence exists that a student may have violated the university’s conduct code or a program’s written ethical standards or code of conduct, the student will immediately be removed from the field placement until the matter is resolved. A student found to be in violation may be terminated from the College of Education and not permitted to reenter.
Academic Programs
Joseph Stevens, Associate Dean
(541) 346-2445
The College of Education offers accredited bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees and professional-development programs. Often, in concert with an academic degree, majors offer programs leading to state licensure for employment in Oregon public schools. These licenses are conferred by the state Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC), the agency authorized by the Oregon Legislative Assembly to issue licenses for teaching, personnel service, or administration in public schools. The TSPC issues appropriate licenses to applicants upon the university’s recommendation that they have successfully completed the relevant licensure program. The state of Oregon has reciprocal administrative, teaching, and personnel service license agreements with most other states and Puerto Rico. Students who receive a license from the State of Oregon will most likely find the application process for a license in another state easier, especially if the licensing standards are similar. Information about licensure is available from the college’s student academic services.
The following list enumerates the degree, licensure, and endorsement programs offered by the College of Education. Information about a specific program may be found under the relevant area of concentration in this section of the catalog.
Undergraduate Programs
• Minor—special education
• Bachelor’s degree—communication disorders and sciences, educational foundations, educational studies, family and human services
Graduate Programs
• Master’s degree—communication disorders and sciences; counseling, family, and human services; curriculum and teacher education; curriculum and teaching; educational leadership; school psychology; special education
• Doctoral degree—communication disorders and sciences, counseling psychology, critical and sociocultural studies in education, educational leadership, school psychology, special education, special education: rehabilitation
Licensure Preparation
• Administrator; communication disorders; early childhood–elementary special education; early intervention–early childhood special education; elementary teaching; marriage and family therapy; middle-secondary education; music education; psychologist; school psychology
Endorsements
• Advanced mathematics, basic mathematics, biology, chemistry, communication disorders, early childhood–elementary special education, early intervention–special education, English for speakers of other languages, English for speakers of other languages—bilingual, foreign language (French, German, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish), integrated science, language arts, middle-secondary special education, music education, physics
Research and Outreach Services
Edward J. Kame’enui, Associate Dean
The nationally recognized research and outreach units of the College of Education provide a comprehensive, research-intensive environment for undergraduate, licensure, master’s, and doctoral students. The research units foster fundamental and applied research that faculty members integrate into the college’s curriculum. The outreach units offer schools and community agencies access to faculty research and expertise and provide field-based opportunities in which students learn to use research-based knowledge to improve the effectiveness of services, practices, and policies.
Behavioral Research and Teaching
Gerald Tindal, Director
(541) 346-3535
175 Lorry I. Lokey Education Building
www.brtprojects.org
Behavioral Research and Teaching combines curriculum-based measurement with effective teaching practices to develop, study, and disseminate empirically based educational programs for students who are at risk of failure in school and in the community. Research and professional development activities and projects focus on (1) curriculum-based measurement and large-scale testing; (2) response-to-intervention methods in educating students with disabilities; (3) behavioral and instructional consultation; and (4) systems change and school reform. Opportunities for research and personnel preparation are available for graduate students.
Center for Educational Policy Research
David T. Conley, Director
cepr.uoregon.edu/index.php
The Center for Educational Policy Research, a team of researchers, graduate students, and administrative staff members, carries out state- and federal-level educational policy analysis. Staff members seek to help policymakers and policy implementers do a better job of using educational policy as a tool to improve schooling and student learning. The center’s mission is to develop policy tools that help organizations understand complex issues, analyze trends, and nurture new policy ideas.
Center for Electronic Studying
Lynne Anderson-Inman, Director
(541) 346-2544
Center for Advanced Technology in Education
205 Rainier Building
ces.uoregon.edu
The Center for Electronic Studying explores and evaluates computer applications that enhance literacy, study skills, and academic performance. The center conducts research projects funded by grants from agencies such as the U.S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Parks Service, and the Oregon Department of Education.
The center offers workshops on putting research into practice in Oregon and other states; it also offers research practicums and opportunities for independent study. The center has positions for graduate assistants and work-study students.
Center on Human Development
Jane Squires, Director
(541) 346-3591
Clinical Services Building, Third Floor
ucedd.uoregon.edu
The Center on Human Development is part of a national network of sixty-one University Centers for Excellence established and funded by the U.S. Administration on Developmental Disabilities. The center’s eight units support, assist, and empower people with disabilities and their families in ways that enhance their quality of life. Funds from the annual core grant are administered for these units to support the center’s priorities: (1) the interdisciplinary training of professionals, (2) the development of exemplary services and proven models of intervention, (3) technical assistance and dissemination of best practices and knowledge about innovations, and (4) applied research and evaluation.
Center on Teaching and Learning
Edward J. Kame’enui, Director
(541) 346-1644
Riverfront Research Park, Suite 207
The Center on Teaching and Learning conducts, translates, and disseminates research that offers solutions to problems faced by schools. Faculty members seek to advance understanding and use of evidence-based practices to prevent and intercept academic difficulties in school-aged children. One emphasis is the role of curriculum, instruction, and assessment in models of academic reform for schools. Research and outreach include school-based experimental research, model demonstration projects, and large-scale professional development and technical assistance.
Child Development and Rehabilitation Center
Robert E. Nickel, M.D., Clinical Director
(541) 346-3575
Clinical Services Building, First Floor
The Child Development and Rehabilitation Center of the Oregon Health and Science University provides multidisciplinary services for the diagnosis and evaluation of genetic syndromes, developmental disabilities, and neurodevelopmental disorders. Management and coordination of care is provided for a variety of patients including individuals with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, cleft lip and palate, and feeding difficulties. Clinic services are available for children, adolescents, and young adults.
Early Childhood Coordination Agency for Referrals, Evaluations, and Services
Judy Newman and Valerie Taylor Close, Codirectors
(541) 346-2578
299 E. 18th Ave.
eccares.uoregon.edu
Early Childhood Coordination Agency for Referrals, Evaluations, and Services (ECCARES) provides early intervention and early childhood special education services to eligible, birth-to-five-year-old children in Lane County. These services may include a combination of specially designed instruction in community or specialized preschools, parent consultation and education, speech therapy, physical and occupational therapy, vision and hearing services, and consultation for autism or challenging behaviors. Practicum opportunities are available for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in working with young children.
Early Intervention Research
Jane Squires, Director
(541) 346-0807
139 Clinical Services Building
eip.uoregon.edu
Faculty and staff members, training efforts, and products of the Early Intervention Program have had a major impact on the field of early intervention, early childhood special education, and early childhood education. The program’s goal is to expand and improve educational and therapeutic services for infants and young children who are at risk and disabled and for their families. Underlying this purpose is the assumption that improving and expanding services that help children become independent and productive benefits not only the individual but society as a whole.
Educational and Community Supports
Robert H. Horner, Director
(541) 346-2462
1571 Alder St.
www.uoecs.org
Since it was established in 1972, Educational and Community Supports has focused on the development and implementation of practices that result in positive, durable, and scientifically substantiated change in the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. Federal- and state-funded projects support research, teaching, information dissemination, and technical assistance. Research groups affiliated with Educational and Community Supports address positive behavior support, inclusive schools, transition, and adult services.
High School Equivalency Program
Joel Montemayer, Director
(541) 346-0881
1685 E. 17th Ave.
High School Equivalency Program is described in the Student Services section of this catalog.
Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior
Hill M. Walker and Jeffrey R. Sprague, Codirectors
(541) 346-3592
Clinical Services Building, Third Floor
The mission of the Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior is to help schools and social service agencies address violence and destructive behavior in schools and communities. The goal is to ensure safety and facilitate the academic achievement and healthy social development of children and youth. Faculty members conduct original research, provide staff development, disseminate knowledge and best practices, and integrate research findings into College of Education academic courses. They also consult with agencies concerned with public safety and youth violence prevention. The institute has developed evidence-based assessment tools and interventions to address factors associated with violence, school dropout, and delinquency. These tools are used by professionals in schools, mental health facilities, and correctional settings. The institute was approved as a center of excellence by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education in 1995 and receives support for its activities through the competitively awarded federal, state, and local grants.
IntoCareers
Dan Erdmann, Director
(541) 346-3875
975 High St.
cis.uoregon.edu
Files and software developed by IntoCareers facilitate locating information about the local labor market and state or regional training opportunities. The national system is developing multimedia titles, Internet access to career information files, and software to help with résumé writing and job interviews.
Oregon Career Information System
Cheryl Buhl, Director
(541) 346-3872
(800) 495-1266
oregoncis.uoregon.edu
The Oregon Career Information System, a state-based resource, helps Oregonians make career decisions and successful transitions throughout their lives. Established in 1971, it was the first state-based career information delivery system in the nation. Administered by the College of Education, the Oregon Career Information System is a self-supporting, fee-based consortium. It uses the Internet to present comprehensive information about occupations and industries, postsecondary programs and schools, and financial aid, connecting career options to the paths for reaching them. Its software and materials are used in schools, colleges, work-force agencies, and private businesses to support the career development of their students, clients, and employees. The staff provides field leadership and training to professionals involved in career development programs and services. Work-study positions and internships are available for undergraduate and graduate students.
Oregon Writing Project
Lynne Anderson-Inman and Nathaniel Teich, Codirectors
(541) 346-2657 or -2544
200 Rainier Building
owp.uoregon.edu
The Oregon Writing Project is a collaborative effort by Oregon schools, colleges, and private foundations to improve the teaching of writing and literacy at all grade levels throughout the state. In its intensive summer workshops, teachers learn new strategies, improve their own writing, and develop ways to introduce new methods for writing instruction in their schools. During the school year, these teachers share this knowledge with their colleagues and participate in other in-service activities to disseminate what they learned.
The Oregon Writing Project is affiliated with the National Writing Project Network at University of California at Berkeley.
Secondary Special Education Transition Research
Lauren Lindstrom, Director
(541) 346-3585
201 Clinical Services Building
Research, model development, and outreach efforts focus on practices to help transition-age youth develop knowledge and skills to succeed in their desired adult roles—meaningful employment, completion of postsecondary education or training programs, living independently in the community. Federal- and state-funded projects support research, development, information dissemination, evaluation, and technical assistance. Areas of interest include young women with disabilities and adolescents who are incarcerated, from low-income backgrounds, placed in the mental-health system, or educated in alternative programs.
Speech-Language-Hearing Center
Cindia Wells, Director
(541) 346-0923
HEDCO Education Building
The Speech-Language-Hearing Center, a service, training, and research clinic, provides evaluations, treatment, and consultations for individuals with cognitive-communication disorders. It meets the requirements for state teacher licensure, state professional licensure, and American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association national professional certification. Clinical activities are supervised by certified speech-language pathologists and audiologists. School, community, and medical practicum placements are available to graduate students.
Technical Assistance and Consulting Services
Caroline J. Moore, Director
(541) 346-5641
1600 Mill Race Drive, Suite 360
wrrc.uoregon.edu
Technical Assistance and Consulting Services (TACS) is an umbrella organization housing the Western Regional Resource Center, the National Postschool Outcomes Center, and SIGnetwork. In addition, TACS independently provides contracted consultation and technical assistance to state education agencies.
The Western Regional Resource Center is one of six technical-assistance centers nationwide, federally funded to serve state special-education agencies in seven western states and six Pacific jurisdictions, helping them meet the challenges of providing high-quality, free, appropriate public education to children with disabilities.
The federally funded National Postschool Outcomes Center provides technical assistance to state education agencies in the development of data-collection systems designed to improve transition services to youth with disabilities.
SIGnetwork (State Improvement Grants Network) serves recipients of two federally funded grants, the State Personnel Development Grant and the State Improvement Grant. These grants assist state education agencies and their partners in reforming and improving early-intervention, educational, and transitional service systems, improving results for children with disabilities.
Youth Enrichment and Talented and Gifted Programs and Services
Marjorie DeBuse, Director
(541) 346-3084
www.uoyouth.org
This outreach unit provides course work in gifted education and field-based practicums at undergraduate and graduate levels; summer, Saturday, and afterschool learning experiences for youth that extend and enhance their K–12 school program; assistance and training for educators, school district personnel, youth service provviders, and parents to effectively help students of all ability levels attain their intellectual and academic potential; recognition and support for the social and emotional needs of high-ability students through consultation and referral; and the introduction of precollege youth and their families to the University of Oregon through campus-based activities.
Facilities, Organizations, and Services
Center for Family Therapy
John K. Miller, Clinical Director
(541) 346-0923
HEDCO Education Building
The Center for Family Therapy is the on-site training clinic for the couples and family therapy program. Therapists and supervisors operate from a systemic, ecological perspective, noted for its consideration of the social group in which individual behavior exists. Staff members take a nonpathology-oriented, strengths-based approach to human behavior and change. Interns are closely supervised in the use of state-of-the-art video and live-observation equipment. Therapy is often brief and change oriented. Fees, which are charged on a sliding scale related to income, range from $10 to $100 a session, and the service is available to the community at large.
Institute for Leadership and Diversity in Education
Philip McCullum, Coordinator
(541) 346-0804
The Institute for Leadership and Diversity in Education was established to encourage an ongoing dialogue about increasing cultural, linguistic, ethnic, racial, religious, sexual, and competence diversity. The institute strives to promote a culture that develops, respects, and celebrates the norms, values, and beliefs representing the diversity of our identities and those we have in common. Through coexistence of our individual and shared identities, we feel that we belong to and can effectively participate in our democratic processes and economic order.
Through the establishment of a forum and an action-taking network for exercising leadership, the institute identifies priorities for creating climates of respect, cultures of belonging, and inclusive learning communities.
Service Learning Program
John Duncan and Kelly Warren, Co-coordinators
(541) 346-1570
L240 HEDCO Education Building
Through this service-learning program, students volunteer in educational or community settings. The program fosters leadership and social responsibility and promotes acquisition of skills in problem solving, communication, conflict resolution, community building, and collaboration.
Field experiences are offered in public schools, outdoor education, human services, mentorship, and leadership development. During the first term, students take a seminar-discussion course in conjunction with a minimum of thirty hours of field experience. Students choose from among more than 800 placements to gain practical and academic experience.
Public school placements are in kindergarten through twelfth grades in the Eugene, Springfield, and Bethel school districts and in the High School Equivalency Program.
Human-service placements are made in more than 150 human-service or public agencies in Eugene, Springfield, and the vicinity. Through these placements, students may act as role models and mentors who provide at-risk youth with positive social and educational experiences.
Leadership development combines a community service project with observation of a community leader at work in occupations ranging from politics or government to social service, social justice, and education.
Student Academic Services
Margaret Mahoney, Assistant Dean, Academic Programs and Student Services
(541) 346-1391
130 HEDCO Education Building
Student Academic Services offers academic advising and information on degree and licensure requirements, academic programs, university policies and procedures, and available resources. In addition, Student Academic Services maintains student records and collaborates with educator licensing and accreditation entities at state and federal levels to ensure the College of Education is in compliance with policies and procedures that permit students to receive the appropriate degree and license.
Technology Education Center
Terry Kneen, Coordinator
HEDCO Education Building
interact.uoregon.edu/tec
The Technology Education Center, currently being renovated and scheduled to reopen in fall 2009, is an open computer lab for the College of Education.
Student-accessible computers are provided in some academic departments, and a variety of technology may be checked out for on-campus use. Wireless networking is available in all areas of the college so students may access their e-mail, Blackboard, and other online resources. General computer consulting and training is provided.