From the research direction, pedagogy can be divided into:
1, macro research direction
2. School management direction
3. Teaching direction
4. Linguistic direction
5. Psychological direction
6. Direction of educational technology
(1) Macro research direction:
1, Educational Anthropology (Educational Anthropology)
Mainly study the origin of educational inequality (such as race, gender, social class, etc.). The research scope includes education and employment, ethnology, women's studies, gender factors in education, new immigrant education, multicultural education, school phenomenon, sexual behavior, privatization of education, etc.
Applicants should have a background in sociology and anthropology. No work experience is required.
2. Comparative Education and International Education (Comparative Education)
This paper mainly studies the education policies of various countries in the world, compares the influences of politics, economy, religion, language and geographical environment on education policies, finds out the existing problems in education, and finds out the education policies suitable for a certain country or region.
The applicant's major is not limited, but it is best to have relevant backgrounds such as education, international relations, international politics, economy and religion. Relevant working experience is preferred.
3. Educational economics.
This paper mainly studies the economic problems in pedagogy, such as the input and output of social individuals in education, the impact of educational input on society, and the establishment of models to measure the impact of educational policies on developed and developing countries.
Applicants need to have relevant economic background, strong mathematical and statistical skills, and relevant work experience if they don't have relevant academic background.
4. History of education.
Studying the development history of pedagogy and investigating pedagogy from a historical perspective will involve family history and require a lot of reading and writing, which is more suitable for students who like history. The current history of education tends to study the influence of globalization and immigration on pedagogy.
The applicant's major is not limited, and no work experience is required.
5. education policy research.
This paper mainly studies the interactive relationship between education policy and society, politics and economy, and is familiar with the current education policies of education departments, regions, domestic and international, and finds out its existing problems.
Applicants need to have a background in sociology, economics and other related disciplines, or have relevant work experience in the education industry.
Regarding the macro research direction of pedagogy, it is not recommended to apply for undergraduate English major, so almost all majors in this direction belong to interdisciplinary majors, and it will be more advantageous for undergraduate students to apply for graduate students in economics, sociology or management.
(b) school management direction:
1, Education Administration and Leadership (Education Management and Leadership)
Mainly study the management of schools, educational institutions and non-profit organizations, understand the education system and its policies, and improve the awareness level and management ability of managers.
Applicants need to have a bachelor's degree and at least three years of management experience (excluding teaching experience). The United States also requires applicants to have teacher qualifications.
2. Curriculum research (curriculum research)
This paper mainly studies the problems existing in curriculum theory and curriculum setting. Generally speaking, most students combine this major with other majors and cross-learn.
This direction belongs to the management level, and you need to have experience in education management when applying.
(3) Teaching direction:
1, learning and teaching (learning and teaching)
It mainly studies the problems and phenomena in the teaching process, such as curriculum development, educational concept, teacher's role, human development, educational technology, and the problems encountered by students of different races, religious beliefs and social classes in their study.
Applicants need to have teaching experience, and some countries (such as Britain) require students to have the teacher qualification certificate of that country.
2, subject education (such as mathematics, art, music, sports, history, geography and other disciplines)
In addition to learning relevant knowledge and subject background, we also need to learn educational psychology, curriculum, gender, race, religion and other factors that affect teaching.
In addition to the relevant academic background, the applicant also needs to have teaching experience in related disciplines.
3. Special education (special education)
It mainly studies the education of students with intellectual or physical disabilities, and needs to learn cognitive theory, linguistics, social development, sign language, teaching gestures and symbols, and the relationship between individual differences and society.
From the teaching direction, most applicants need to have relevant teaching experience, and even have the teacher qualification certificate of the country they apply for, which is more difficult for international students.
(4) Linguistic direction:
1, language (language)
This paper mainly studies the process of reading and literacy, the problems in the middle, the causes and the treatment methods.
Applicants need to have relevant academic background and relevant work experience.
2. English teaching
I mainly study linguistics, classic works of teaching English as a foreign language/second language, classroom practice and so on. Most of the students who take this course are international students, and this course is also the choice of many English graduates.
Applicants need to have relevant professional background, preferably relevant work experience. Without the above two conditions, those with excellent English level will also be considered. My undergraduate major is management, and my job is market development, but I also applied for this major.
3. Applied Linguistics (Applied Linguistics)
Applied linguistics mainly studies the origin, development and application of language. There are two major directions at present. One is linguistic research, which mainly solves language-related problems, including language acquisition, language evaluation and communication analysis, functional grammar and so on. Another field is language teaching, which has developed into a very important field of university education department. This major is a popular choice for graduates of English Department, Language Department and TCFL Department.
Academic background in linguistics is required, and work experience is not required.
Generally speaking, the direction of linguistics is a popular choice for graduates of English department and language department.
(5) Psychological direction:
1, Human Development and Psychology (Human Development and Psychology)
This course mainly studies the psychological characteristics of people in childhood, adolescence and adulthood and their relationship with education. This course combines development theory with diversified customs, gender equality, bilingual teaching, literacy development, academic performance of marginalized people, immigration education, multi-ethnic integration, child protection, children's emotional development and interpersonal relationships.
Applicants need to have an academic background in related disciplines.
2. Childhood Studies (Children's Studies)
This paper mainly studies the theory of children's growth, the problems encountered in the maintenance of children's rights and interests and the social problems faced by children's growth.
Applicants need to have relevant sociological background, preferably working experience related to children.
3. Educational Psychology.
It mainly studies psychological problems in education, including knowledge acquisition, cognitive and emotional development.
Applicants need to have a psychological background, preferably education-related work experience.
(six) the direction of educational technology:
Educational technology (educational technology)
Mainly focus on teaching and learning, technology as an auxiliary means of teaching and learning. We should do a good job in human development, cognitive theory, social policy, educational leadership and other aspects, and combine them with science and technology to realize modern school management and teaching and develop new teaching products.
The applicant's major is not limited, and he needs to know something about computers and networks.
The above is the introduction and interpretation of the application in six major directions of American university education. I hope that students who plan to apply for graduate students in American universities can make effective use of the information in this article, make preparations for studying in the United States, and make application plans.