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
9:30am-10:45am on Tuesday, Thursday (Sep 11, 2017 to Dec 8, 2017)
Location
Axinn Center 109
Instructors