Policing

Whether you’re designing your first study or refining your dissertation plan, one of the earliest decisions in research is choosing between quantitative and qualitative methods — or deciding to combine them. Each approach brings valuable tools for investigating questions about learners, programs, behaviors, and outcomes. Understanding their strengths, limitations, and when to use them together will help you design research that’s meaningful, valid, and actionable.

Deciding to go back to school is a major decision—but how do you know when the timing is right?

Balancing a full-time job while earning a graduate degree may sound overwhelming—but thousands of adult learners successfully do it every year. The key is finding the right program, building a realistic routine, and choosing a university that supports working professionals.

Special educators do some of the most complex, demanding, and emotionally intensive work in education. In addition to lesson planning and instruction, they manage IEPs, progress monitoring, compliance documentation, parent communication, multidisciplinary meetings, and often serve as advocates, problem-solvers, and emotional supports for their students.

Public service is evolving rapidly. As communities respond to economic shifts, environmental challenges, and changing public expectations, organizations need leaders who can navigate complexity, manage resources, and design effective public solutions.

Earning an online Master of Education in Educational Psychology opens doors to a wide range of career opportunities in education, training, research, and organizational development. This degree equips graduates with evidence-based insights into how people learn, think, and develop — skills that employers across sectors value highly.

Pursuing a graduate degree in research and statistics can feel challenging — especially in an online environment. But with the right strategies, tools, and support, students in Kent State’s online Master of Education in Research, Measurement, and Statistics (RMS) can thrive while balancing work, life, and school.

Sport psychology sits at the intersection of human performance and human behavior — a field where understanding motivation, stress, confidence, and resilience can make a real difference in athletic performance, wellness, and everyday life. Whether you dream of helping athletes reach their potential, working with teams on mental skills, or applying psychology in fitness and performance settings, there are a variety of career pathways you can explore.

When many people hear “criminology,” they immediately think of policing. While law enforcement is one important part of the justice system, it’s far from the only—or even the primary—career path for many criminology graduates.

In special education, behavior is rarely random. More often, it is a form of communication — a student’s way of expressing unmet needs, frustration, sensory overload, anxiety, or a lack of skills to navigate a situation. When educators view behavior through this lens, the focus shifts from “How do we stop this?” to “What is this student trying to tell us?”