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TAKING EDUCATION OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL

CURRIC 331
Course Description

Education is often considered only to take place in formal schooling environments with professionally-trained teachers and students sitting in classrooms. However, research shows - and our intuitions suggest - that education occurs every day in a variety of ways, with a variety of people, and in a variety of spaces. For example, education - or more specifically, teaching and learning - happens in spaces such as museums and libraries but also, perhaps, at sports practice and around the family dinner table. Truly understanding what it means to teach and learn involves delving into and unpacking this variety. Further, if creating change in whether and how different people have opportunities to teach and learn in our society requires exposing and exploiting this variety.

Prerequisties

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average
4

7.23% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

7.04% from Historical

A Rate
100%

8.57% from Historical

Class Size
19

25% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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