Education in the USA

What are schools for? What makes education in a democracy unique? What counts as evidence of that uniqueness? What roles do schools play in educating citizens in a democracy for a democracy? In this course, we will engage these questions while investigating education as a social, cultural, political, and economic process. We will develop new understandings of current policy disputes regarding a broad range or educational issues by examining the familiar through different ideological and disciplinary lenses. 3 hrs. lect./1 hr. disc.

Schedule
1:30pm-4:15pm on Tuesday (Sep 12, 2016 to Dec 9, 2016)
Location
Twilight Hall AUD
Instructors