GEDUC 457 - Cultural Foundations of Educ

Institution:

Simmons University

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Studies the purposes and effects of education in U.S. public schools by means of analyzing historical and contemporary sources. Reviews contributions to the Western educational tradition of Plato, Locke, Wollstonecraft, Dewey, DuBois, and Hutchins. Questions what is to be taught, who is to teach, and to whom is the material to be taught as they developed in our tradition. Rooney, Walsh.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.simmons.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 521-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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