The field of education is incredibly dynamic, and never more so than now with unprecedented reforms, standards and budget challenges. Staying on the leading edge of policy and learning, The School of Education has responded by developing a new degree--The Learning Sciences and Policy (LSAP) Ph.D. program. The LSAP program at the University of Pittsburgh brings three groups of faculty expertise together into a collaborative research and training environment: learning sciences in education; content-based educational research; and education policy and organizational change.
Our goal for the new program is to produce a yearly cohort of 5 to 8 nationally-competitive research scholars who have the training, track-record and vision to become leaders in understanding and promoting educational change.
The University of Pittsburgh has established the Learning Policy Center (LPC) on the principle that ambitious policies require professionals at all levels of the education sector to learn how to think and behave in new and complex ways.The LPC engages the rich talent pool of the School of Education, the Learning Research and Development Center, the Institute For Learning and other regional assets to connect high quality learning research with education policy decision-makers.
Department Contact
University of Pittsburgh
School of Education
Department of Learning Sciences and Policy
5812 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
230 South Bouquet Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-624-7677
Fax: 412-624-2662