Master of Education [M.Ed] [Curriculum and Learning - Early Childhood] From William Paterson University of New Jersey

The ELPS Department offers a variety of programs designed to meet graduate students? personal and professional goals, which may include educational research, teaching, supervising, and providing leadership as directors, principals, librarians, or curriculum specialists at all levels of instruction: elementary, secondary, and higher education. Courses are offered on campus, online, and hybrid.?

This concentration focuses on inquiry-based learning of developmentally appropriate practice, family involvement, technology, and issues and trends in early childhood education. Students apply theoretical knowledge to action research studies conducted in a variety of early childhood settings.

Students are prepared to develop innovative curricula and take leadership roles in the field of early childhood education.