Spring 2027

Comparative History of Childhood and Adolescence

Examines the comparative history of childhood and adolescence, including sub-cultures, class differences, representations, legal developments, and educational institutions.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Allie Morris

Summary

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Past student reviews · Carol Trone

The workload was described as not too difficult, allowing students to enjoy the material without excessive stress.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate their knowledge and explain the significance of key actors, events, themes, and ideas related to the history of childhood and adolescence

  • Interpret and contextualize primary historical sources

  • Identify and evaluate information from primary and/or secondary sources in order to develop and locate, synthesize, and evaluate information from primary and/or secondary sources in order to develop and support their own evidence-based historical interpretations

  • Locate, synthesize, and evaluate primary historical sources in order to construct evidence-based historical interpretations

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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Junior standing

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EDPOL/HISTORY 478

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Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CAROLE TRONE is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Fall 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 270
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 270

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Carol Trone

Past students found the course engaging and approachable, with lectures that encouraged discussion and made studying history enjoyable.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2013: 3.75 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2014: 3.57 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.53 GPA, 73.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Carol Trone

The workload was described as not too difficult, allowing students to enjoy the material without excessive stress.

Past student reviews · Carol Trone

Students appreciated the instructor's dedication and effort to make lectures interesting, noting she was one of the most approachable teachers they had at UW.

Topics

  • Modern childhood and adolescent sub-cultures
  • Class differences
  • Literary and pictorial representations
  • Legal and demographic developments
  • Educational theories and institutions

Skills

  • Explain significance of historical actors, events, and themes related to childhood
  • Interpret and contextualize primary historical sources
  • Construct evidence-based historical interpretations from primary sources

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2020— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Selected offering source records
EDPOL/HISTORY 478 · Spring 2027

Comparative History of Childhood and Adolescence

Recorded 2026-10-14
EDPOL/HISTORY 478 · Spring 2027

Comparative History of Childhood and Adolescence

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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