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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
In developing countries, women's health is linked to many dimensions: work, access to food, family status, cultural practices regarding pregnancy and childbirth, and access to health care. Topics include the role of midwives and traditional birth attendants, the impact of education on women's health, violence against women, the health effects of poverty and underdevelopment, special problems in the health of girls and specific health problems such as maternal mortality and AIDS. GS; HS; SOJ
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Looks at various transnational solidarity movements (e.g. Non-Violent Peace Force, International Solidarity Movement, Greenpeace, Amnesty International) to examine how to put one's privileged position to use to the benefit of others, without exporting and imposing ethnocentric perceptions and values. GS; HS; SOJ
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Explores the root causes and historical developments through an analysis of original historical documents, recent memoirs, political reporting and documentaries, by a number of Arab, Israeli and American writers. Specific issues structure the discussion: the merging of religion and state, racism, genocide, occupation, resistance, propaganda, human rights and international responsibility. A GS; HS; PSY; SOJ
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
SU Covers the emergence of liberal capitalism and analyzes its impact on politics across the world, including its rejection in the form of communism, national socialism and utopian, charismatic struggles to create new political orders (eg Wahhabism, Zionism, Hindu fundamentalism, Taliban). GS; SOJ
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
WI Globalization and its impact on communities throughout the world, focusing on the countries of the Global South (sometimes referred to as The Third World) as they struggle with issues of development and "maldevelopment,"efforts to maintain and improve local standards of living in the face of globalization, and the influence of institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. GS; SOJ
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4.00 Credits
Varies Through a selected course, independent contract or cohort-designed seminar, students engage in focused study on an academic discipline or professional field to meet Washington state competencies for the selected endorsement. They become familiar with the current theory, bodies of knowledge and lines of inquiry at the heart of a curriculum area they teach or supervise, or in relation to policy or program initiatives they create. May be reelected for up to 20 credits as part of the M.A.Ed. Concentration/Endorsement Options.
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3.00 Credits
Several special needs areas are addressed, including gifted education, special education and diverse ethnic and cultural issues. Curricular designs for meeting diverse students' needs are considered.
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2.00 Credits
FA, SP Students develop systematic strategies and techniques to support the behavioral and emotional needs of individuals with mild learning and behavior problems in inclusive classrooms. This addresses instructional strategies that are proactive and serve as a preventive approach to behavioral support. Students learn how their classroom management techniques fit into a more comprehensive, schoolwide behavior support system.
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4.00 Credits
WI Students examine concepts of exceptionality, identification and its definition/nature, extent and impact on the classroom environment and teaching. Identification and management of specific handicapping conditions such as visual and hearing impairment, autism, Asperger syndrome, Tourette syndrome and other neuroleptic conditions are discussed. The range of exceptionality includes giftedness, artistic ability, creativity and cultural uniqueness.
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4.00 Credits
SU Understand and explore the concept of critical periods of the development and sensory integration of the nervous system from conception to pre-school years. The course focuses on the central role of caregivers in bonding and emotional growth of children, the benchmarks in early development as they relate to the prevention of learning deficits and the elementary concepts of nutrition for optimal development of the brain including the immune system.
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