EDUCATION IN EAST ASIA

ASIAN/SOC 334

An examination of contemporary East Asia (mainly South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and China) by using concepts and frameworks from history, anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, and law. An emphasis will be on the intersection of multiple structures of inequality such as gender, race/ethnicity, citizenship, class, and sexuality.

EDPOL 962

Topics vary. Examples: education and the formation of elites; education and socio-economic development; the social functions of examinations; comparative studies in church-state-school relationships; the status of teachers; American overseas programs in educational modernization.

EDPOL 675

Introduction to the origins and development of the field of comparative and international education (CIE) and to explore how scholars engage some of the theoretical, ideological, methodological, and topical debates that characterize research in the field of CIE policy.

EDPOL 240

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.

EDPOL 745

Seeks to provide an introduction to political economy in the field of education from a theoretical, historical, and comparative perspective.