ED 708 - Curriculum Theories

Institution:

Arcadia University

Subject:

Education

Description:

This seminar focuses on the construction of school knowledge. By school knowledge, we mean both the curriculum of the schools and the implicit pedagogical technqiues embedded in the various subject matters. Students will survey range of curricular theories including: structural theories, neo-Marxist critical theories, critical race theories, feminist theories, post-structural theories and postmodern approaches. The purpose of the survey is to provide students with the analytical tools to examine and adapt school knowledge in their own practice in order to promote full inclusion in the Least Restrictive Environment.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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