Social Foundations
Interdisciplinary graduate program
exploring diverse factors that profoundly influence education
                  
                  Offering the only master’s and doctoral programs of this kind in Oklahoma, we explore
                     how historical, philosophical, socio-cultural, political, and international forces
                     shape research, educational processes and experiences—as well as how education shapes
                     society. Diversity is a core focus, as is qualitative inquiry. Graduates become higher
                     education professors, K-12 educators, community activists, educational leaders, policy
                     analysts, and more. To ensure wide access, our course delivery include online, face-to-face
                     and hybrid approaches, as well as select courses on Tulsa and OKC campuses.
                  
                  
               Expert faculty
and internationally respected scholars
                  
                  Our internationally recognized faculty explore key issues in the areas of philosophy
                     of education, diversity and equity, comparative education, anthropology of education,
                     critical race, gender, and sexuality studies, and innovative qualitative approaches,
                     among others.
                  
                  
               Qualitative InquiryResearch specialization
We offer diverse qualitative inquiry courses, including visual, narrative, ethnographic, participatory and critical approaches to conducting research in diverse spaces.
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Dr. Guoping Zhao Program CoordinatorSocial Foundations211 Willard405-744-9897zhaog@okstate.edu