Yale Education Studies is a program that combines theory, research, and practice in order to illumate and confront the complexities of schooling, learning, and the demanding profession of teaching. We encourage disciplined reflection, intellectual pursuit, and a passion for making a difference through purposeful and rigorous preparation. Prospective classroom and school leaders are expected to develop sophisticated knowledge of one’s discipline and pedagogy grounded in a personal philosophy of education.
Education Studies is situated within the university-wide continuum of educational experience and inquiry. Collaboration with other faculty and departments engages the undergraduate community through a variety of educational activities such as workshops, guest speakers, colloquia and local public school based events. The program makes available an array of resources and support directed toward aiding and sustaining the improvement of public, private, and international education through reorienting and enhancing the way students think and achieve.
Upon graduation, many of our undergraduates accept classroom leadership and teaching posts in public, private, or international schools, while others enter nonprofit educational endeavors such as foundations, research laboratories, policy groups, and international NGOs.
