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Course Info for EDUC - 200 - 21, Fall 2024
Class number: 3123 Title: Analyzing Schools & Lab Department: Educational Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Laboratory Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.25
Enrollment limited to 29 Current enrollment: 13 Available seats: 16
Start date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 End date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TBA Instructor(s): Dougherty, Jack
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement
Note: Each student must reserve a 3-hour block of time in their weekly schedule (anytime between 9am-3pm weekdays) for a community learning placement in a neighborhood Hartford public school, to be arranged by the instructor during the first week of the course.
Note: This is the placement section for the EDUC 200 lecture.
Note: Please only enroll in this lab section if you are also enrolling in EDUC 200-02 (MW 8:30-9:45).
Course Description:
This course introduces the study of schooling within an interdisciplinary framework. Drawing upon sociology, we investigate the resources, structures, and social contexts which influence student opportunities and outcomes in the United States and other countries. Drawing upon psychology, we contrast theories of learning, both in the abstract and in practice. Drawing upon philosophy, we examine competing educational goals and their underlying assumptions regarding human nature, justice, and democracy. In addition, a community learning component, where students observe and participate in nearby K-12 classrooms for three hours per week, will be integrated with course readings and written assignments.