Sociology of Education
SOC 273
Spring 2011 not offered
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Course Cluster: Service-Learning |
This course will address the role of power, culture, race/ethnicity, gender, and class on the development of schools as a social institution and within school dynamics and pedagogy. We will cover the following topics: philosophical debates about pedagogy with readings from Dewey, Piaget, Skinner, Bruner, and Friere; the origins of schools as an institution; the organization of schools with readings about tracking, charter schools, private schools, and school vouchers; the influence of power and political movements on both the explicit and hidden curriculum; educational reforms such as progressive education, the back-to-basics movement, the whole-language movement, the standards movement, and high-stakes testing; and the influence of language, labeling, cultural capital, and social capital on student learning. We also will examine international differences in schools and schooling. This class will have a service-learning component where students will observe and tutor in two different schools: either a high- and low-income school or a traditional and a charter school. |
Essential Capabilities:
Effective Citizenship, Ethical Reasoning TBA
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Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SOC151 OR SOC152 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (SOC) |
Major Readings:
To be added
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Examinations and Assignments: To be added |
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