Overview

It explores education from the perspective of the humanities and liberal arts, as well as from the perspectives of different stakeholders in society, using tools of analysis based in history and philosophy.

Features

Citizens, taxpayers, parents, teachers and administrators debate not only what should be taught, but whom and with what methods; but how schools should be organized and funded; who should be included in classrooms and decision-making; and on what principles and standards schools should be governed.

In the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies - Social and Cultural Foundations program from University of Washington, students examine these debates and explore the significance of education in society.

Programme Structure

Research

Learning Place: Education and Planning in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, 1934-1955;

Girls’ Vocational Education at Chemawa Indian School 1900-1930;

The Imagined Schoolhouse: A Mass Cultural History of Education in America;

The Critical Turn in Education: The Rise of An Academic Left From the 1960s to the 1980s;

Education for a New Race: American Schools, Child Labor, and Constructing the Mexican in Wyoming, 1917-1943.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 120 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-03 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Sociology Educational Leadership View 146 other PhDs in Sociology in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Masters degree or higher; Min.3.0 GPA; resume/vita; 3 letters of recommendation re: academic and/or professional work; 4-5 page goal statement; sample of scholarly writing, transcripts.

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International

36363 USD/year

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36363 USD/year

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In-State

20124 USD/year

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Living costs for Seattle

1480 - 2580 USD /month

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