ES 6150 - Education From a Socio-Cultural Perspective

This is a graduate-level introduction to relationships between schooling in the United States and the wider social, political, and economic milieu. It focuses on educational issues in a democratic and culturally diverse society, how educational policies and practices are affected by historical, political, and economic factors, and how schooling affects democratic, social, economic, and political relationships, as well as sustainable human-Earth relationships, with particular attention to economically disadvantaged persons and communities.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to graduate level initial teacher preparation program or instructor approval.

Corequisites; ED 6035 or ED 6605 or SCI 6205.

Credits: 3 hours

Restrictions Restricted to W.K. Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows only.
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.