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COMMUNITY, OPPORTUNITY, AND JUSTICE

ELPA/INTER-HE 770
Course Description

Critical examination of school-community engagement and collaboration. Examines theory and practice of mutually beneficial collaboration in diverse education settings, including leadership issues in collaborative settings, and facilitators and inhibitors to effective collaboration.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Occasionally

Grade Point Average
3.96

4.9% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

3.76% from Historical

A Rate
92.86%

5.9% from Historical

Class Size
14

-18.84% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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