Theme Papers Examples

• Course Outline Example 1: Early Childhood Development and Public Policy: Child Care and Early Childhood Education Interventions in America
• Course Outline Example 2: Research Methods and Their Implications for Educational Policy
• Policy Paper: Issue Brief - California's Math Pipeline: Success Begins Early (Liz Terry & Matthew Rosin)
• Policy Paper: EWA Research Brief - What Studies Say About Teacher Effectiveness (Steven Sawchuk)
• Policy Paper: EWA Research Brief - What Studies Say About School Turnarounds (Andrew Brownstein)
• Policy Paper: EWA Research Brief - What Studies Say About College Readiness (Rafael Heller)
• Policy Paper: Social Policy Report - The Uses of Research in Policy and Practice (Vivian Tseng)

Dissertation Proposal Examples

• Three-Paper Option: Voucher Policies and Responses of Three Actors: Private Schools, Public Schools, and Parents (Cassandra M. D. Hart, Northwestern University)

Examples of Publications from Dissertation Work

• Gallagher, K.C. (2002). Does child temperament moderate the influence of parenting on adjustment? Developmental Review, 22, 623-643.
• Snyder, J.R. (1998). Marital conflict and child adjustment: What about gender? Developmental Review, 18, 390-420.