University of Pittsburgh

Program Information

Degree Offered

MA, MEd, PhD

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Program in Social and Comparative Analysis in Education focuses on the analysis of the complex relationships between education and society in the United States and other countries around the world. Such analysis of educational policies, organization, content, and practices is grounded in selected disciplines of the social sciences and humanities (e.g., anthropology, economics, history, philosophy, political science, sociology). Interpretive, normative, and critical perspectives are drawn on in studying educational and related social phenomena. Such perspectives promote analyses of the meaning and the influence of different value orientations. Existing social and educational systems are analyzed for their efficiency and effectiveness at the same time as attention is focused on inequities and injustice pertaining to ethnicity, gender, race, social class and geo-political region in institutional policies and practices.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 20,000 and above