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COMPARATIVE EDUCATION

EDPOL 240
Course Description

Examines the socio-cultural, political and economic forces that shape education around the world, including in the U.S. Explores a series of essential questions about the means and ends of education, including: the purposes of schooling in different locations; the role of schooling in producing inequality or supporting social change, particularly in relation to class, race, gender, migration, language, and abilities; global educational reform; global educational assessments; curriculum and pedagogy; and teacher education.

Prerequisites

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
3.86

1.54% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

1.68% from Historical

A Rate
81.44%

0.56% from Historical

Class Size
97

22.94% from Historical

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