Education 121 - Social Foundations of Education

Institution:

Dickinson College

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Description:

A survey of the legal, philosophical, political, and sociological contexts of American education. Students examine the ideals and the day-to-day practices of our system through introduction to research on the following topics: competing definitions of an educated person, the university and the community college, the comprehensive high school, school politics at the local, state, and national levels, the Supreme Court and desegregation, reform movements, and the teaching profession and teachers' unions. The course includes a 20-hour field experience.

Credits:

20.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dickinson.edu

Phone Number:

(717) 243-5121

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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