The Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction focuses on curricular issues as a field of inquiry and develops strengths in the areas of understanding and addressing the complex and multiple questions that influence curriculum theory, design, development, delivery, assessment, and evaluation. The primary goal of this program is to prepare curriculum leaders, researchers, and professors with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to analyze, construct, research, and evaluate STEM education in ways that create optimal learning conditions for all learners.<br><br>The Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction program with a concentration in STEM education is designed to immerse student scholars in STEM education research by exploring and critically evaluating foundational and current issues in STEM education, examining methodological approaches, analyzing and interpreting research data and information, and applying research competences to produce scholarly work. STEM education graduates' research conducted in this program may transform formal and informal P-20 STEM education communities.