EDUC 2103 - Socio-cultural Foundations of Education in the United States

Institution:

Temple University

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Description:

This course will help students place their work with students in a broader social, political and economic context. It will introduce students to the history of education in the United States and to many of the issues that shape our schools and the ways children, parents, and teachers experience them. The course will focus particularly on the role of schooling in a democracy and the many demands Americans have placed – historically and currently – on the schools. It will also help students understand how issues of class, race, and gender are manifest in classrooms. Finally, it will provide students with an overview of the challenges facing urban schools and contemporary issues in school reform. Teachers will leave this course with a more robust understanding of the state of American education today, and how they as individuals and members of a profession can most effectively and ethically make a difference.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.TEMPLE.EDU

Phone Number:

(215) 204-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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