Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EDUCATION

Department: Education

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: How are globalization, immigration, privatization and the increasing diversity in our student population shaping, and being shaped, by America's schools? We will explore these and other issues from both micro- (student) and macro- (systemic) levels, through the lenses of sociology, psychology and political economy. The course is open to students in these fields and to students exploring a career in teaching, and is recommended for students entering the teacher education program. This course requires five hours of observation in a local secondary school. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: EDUC 502. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EDUC 202 if student has credit for EDUC 502.