With the largest Writing Programs in the country and a rapidly growing English education curriculum, pedagogical studies has emerged as a true strength for the department and includes every area of study and every degree-granting area of the department. The Writing Programs provides a 'laboratory' for faculty and post-doctoral researchers to study methods and curriculum in the teaching of college-level writing. Faculty in our secondary language-arts teacher preparation programs conduct research on the efficacy of using young adult literature to effect change both in- and outside the classroom.