Environmental Science A28 - United States Minority Education and US

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Wheaton College - Massachusetts

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This course will use psychological perspectives to explore school programs that have had some success educating young children of varying ethnicity, race, and social class in the United States. Specific successful case studies will include Head Start, Wheaton's Elisabeth Amen Laboratory Nursery School, James Comer's school development program, and the STAR School, serving Navajo children in Arizona. Your own exploration will include eight hours of field experience. We will address developmental psychology questions, including: Can and should United States education be tuned to child development variations across ethnicity, race, and class Are there educational principles and practices that best support the development of all children in the United States What can we learn from child psychology in other countries Your own questions will also help shape our course. (Derek Price)

Credits:

8.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wheatoncollege.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 285-7722

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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