May 03, 2024  
2020-2021 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2020/Spring 2021) 
    
2020-2021 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2020/Spring 2021) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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EDUC 500 - School & Society: American Schooling from its Origins to the Global Era

4 credits


Provides students with an overview of the historical, social, philosophical, and political foundations of education in the United States. It investigates key issues such as literacy, diversity, equity, the education of teachers, professionalism, and school reform from historical and contemporary social-cultural perspectives. Major educational philosophies are studied as they develop and change in various historical eras. Also examines how globalization and large-scale immigration have affected and continue to affect schooling and youth.

 



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