Why the MITER program?
The MITER program is an exciting academic opportunity for Ph.D. students whose research and coursework are in or related to education. The program helps graduate students cross disciplinary and division boundaries, making them ultimately more knowledgeable about the field of education and better able to research education issues in a rigorous way. The training program is important for several reasons. The MITER program… • equips researchers to address criticisms of current education research. • builds on the University’s strengths in cognitive science, neuroscience, curriculum and instruction, educational psychology, child development, pediatric and adolescent medicine, psychology, public policy, and sociology—fields of direct relevance for educational research—while maintaining connections with schools. • offers a mechanism for applying disciplinary expertise in non-education fields to educationally relevant problems. • responds to the growing interest within the University and at t
