EDSS 6514 - Diversity in Community and School Psychology

Institution:

Loyola Marymount University

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Description:

3 Semester Hours Using an experiential and ethnographic approach, candidates in this course will learn and process information about the impact of culture on education from a historical perspective, the role of family and community, as well as review signifi cant sociopolitical issues that impact students and families. Themes covered will include: critical analysis, social justice, inequality in educational policies and practices, overrepresentation of minorities in special education, assessment/intervention bias, immigration and second language learners, and working with non-majority culture and SES groups.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lmu.edu

Phone Number:

(310) 338-2700

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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