2005 Fall EDUC 112S-01
Bulletin Course Description The processes by which children are educated in the United States. Ways children acquire through schooling social skills, moral values, and a sense of their role in society. Evaluation of the appropriateness of these goals for schooling, how schooling shapes children's development, and how the education policies that sanction these processes are formed. Application of theory and research for solving complex societal problems that confront children, schools, and communities. Required participation in service learning. Instructor: Wynn
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Title CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND SOCIETY Department EDUC Course Number 2005 Fall 112S Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Wynn,Susan Rich Prerequisites
Prerequisites
None.
Synopsis of course content
The purpose of this course is to bring into focus many of the current issues that the processes by which we educate children raise for our society. Schooling is perhaps society’s most significant means of socializing children. Through schooling, children learn discrete skills and develop problem-solving strategies, but they also acquire social skills, moral values, and a sense of their role in society. The goals of this course are to address whether these are appropriate goals for schooling, how schooling shapes children’s development, and how the education policies that sanction these processes are formed. The course will emphasize the application of theory and research for solving complex societal problems that confront children, schools, and communities.
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Additional Information
For more information (sample syllabus, etc.), visit this course's Spring 2004 page on Blackboard. Click on the "Courses" tab once you are in, and search for the course under Arts & Sciences -- Education.
