406. Conducting II: Band ( 1/2) 2-260 - Topic:Policy to Practice:Comparative Educational Systems,the United States and Southern Africa

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Cornell College

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The development of the education system in the U.S. has taken place for over 200 years, while the work for a similar system in Namibia has only been in e_ect for the past seventeen. In this course, you will examine the educational systems of the U.S. and southern Africa while reecting on your own personal schooling and experiencing the di_erences in culture between the two regions. Topics explored in this course will focus on language, lower primary education policy, and policies regarding special education. Visits to schools in Namibia and South Africa, combined with personal interactions with teachers, students, and homestay families, will provide students with the ability to analyze the inuence of culture and society on the di_erent educational systems. Students will develop a research paper related to educational policy comparisons between southern Africa and the U.S. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. (Social Science) LUCK

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.cornellcollege.edu

Phone Number:

(319) 895-4000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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