This course is designed to provide teacher education certification candidates with the opportunity to design and conduct an action research project or an appropriate alternative research activity to enhance the required field experience with PSED 521 – Seminar in Secondary Education II. This experience will provide students with the opportunity to select an appropriate research model and design a research project that will enhance pedagogical practice. Students enrolled in PSED 572 will implement the plan and evaluate results for application in the classroom. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PSED 521 and successful completion of PSED 520.