EDS 349 - Education and Culture

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Berea College

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Prerequisite: EDS 227 or 228 (formerly 327 or 328) and Admission to Major; OR permission of instructor Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms This course serves an important purpose in broadening the context of traditional liberal arts approaches to the study of education by incorporating the field of Cultural Studies as a means to further problematize educational phenomena. A Cultural Studies approach signifies that educational phenomena are a manifestation of all educative aspects of a society and the world in which we live. As such, any attempt to make sense of education in a school context must draw on the multifaceted and discursive nature of how meaning is constructed, which will provide both prospective teachers and students pursuing other careers with the means for democratic reconstruction and transformation. Therefore, in using a Cultural Studies approach, this course will draw on several disciplines such as the arts, history, social sciences, humanities, media studies, science, business, etc., to problematize the nature of meaning-making with regard to culture and education. A conception of culture as texts and performances will emerge, and will thus have crucial implications in regard to the construction of meaning and social reconstruction. 1 Course Credit

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.berea.edu

Phone Number:

(859) 985-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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