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Course Info for EDUC - 200 - 01, Spring 2025
Class number: 2071 Title: Analyzing Schools & Lab Department: Educational Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: Yes Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.25
Enrollment limited to 18 Current enrollment: 18 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 End date: Friday, May 9, 2025 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM, MC - 213 Instructor(s): Lockart, Rachel
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement
Note: 8 seats reserved for first-year students.
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.