EDU 490 - Rethinking Education

Institution:

New Jersey City University

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Description:

As one of the advanced courses in the teacher education program, this course is part of the process of developing a teacher who is a reflective practitioner in an urban environment. The course focuses on the prospective teacher's ability to understand current issues and controversies in American education within a framework of the fundamental sociological, historical, and philosophical concepts as applied to educational theory and practice. It develops the ability of the prospective teacher to be a reflective practitioner by addressing the acquisition of knowledge, reframing of knowledge, and the utilization of knowledge about the teaching/learning process from a variety of different perspectives in a variety of classroom settings. Assignments, class discussions, activities and readings are designed to help prospective teachers to be reflective teachers in urban settings. Prerequisite: EDU 301 Challenges in Urban Education

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.njcu.edu

Phone Number:

(201) 200-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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