EDUC 2130 - Issues and Trends in Education

Institution:

Brown University

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Description:

Introduces students to a range of topics that define the current debates in education; the competing purposes of state sponsored education; the standards movement; diversity issues and educational outcomes; the reading wars; standardized testing; multicultural and bilingual education; school choice; teacher unions and teacher professionalism. Students read about these issues from multiple perspectives and form their own views of the debates. Open to undergraduate enrollment.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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