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ANTHROPOLOGY AND EDUCATION explores foundational concepts and methods of educational anthropology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Linda Pheng: There are many required readings, though missing or skimming a few may not significantly impact performance.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to qualitative inquiry covering assumptions, standards, and methods for generating and communicating interpretations.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026This course teaches data analysis, coding techniques, and strategies for sharing qualitative research findings.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleINCARCERATION AND EDUCATION investigates the historical and operational intersections of incarceration and education systems.
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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sampleEDPOL 105 introduces tutoring techniques focused on student learning, active learning strategies, and cognitive apprenticeship methods like coaching and scaffolding.
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EDPOL 112 introduces global educational issues and policies through film analysis.
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Fall 2024–Spring 2026EDPOL 120 explores the history and legacy of environmental education in Wisconsin while engaging students in community sustainability organizations.
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EDPOL 123 introduces the relationship between education, technology, and society, examining issues in domestic and global contexts.
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Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sampleEDPOL 134 examines claims, bias, and media landscape impacts on education policy and practice.
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Spring 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sampleEDPOL 140 introduces fundamental educational questions, concepts, and perspectives to enable assessment of educational policies and practices.
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Workload consists mostly of busy work and readings. Students report no exams, but falling behind on readings is annoying and requires consistent effort.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026EDPOL 150 examines educational policies, practices, and issues within social, cultural, historical, and political economic contexts in the U.S. and globally.
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The workload consists of easy short papers and a group poster final, alongside significant reading homework that must be submitted.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Examines histories of discrimination and resistance at UW-Madison and in Madison, focusing on race and structural inequalities in higher education since 1848.
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleLISTENING TO THE LAND explores Indigenous approaches to learning and land as a teacher, focusing on language, environmental health, and place-based activities.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleEDPOL 200 explores race, ethnicity, and inequality in U.S. public education through theoretical, historical, social, and cultural frameworks.
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Historical reviews of Abby Beneke, Linn Posey: The course requires extensive weekly reading to participate in discussions, along with three major papers or projects and short assignments throughout the semester.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Explores the value of an education/social sciences major for contemporary careers, analyzing contextual forces and developing practical workplace competencies.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025EDPOL 203 is an internship course allowing students to reflect on and analyze workplace experience in education, arts, or health fields.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleEDPOL 205 examines cultural and language politics in education, analyzing how policies reinforce or reduce social inequality.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIntroduction to quantitative inference and methods in education policy
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026EDPOL 210: Youth, Education, and Society explores youth through theoretical, historical, social, and cultural perspectives, focusing on Minoritized Youth.
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The course involves significant reading and writing, including two papers, a final project, and annotations, though Hernandez provides ample time and adjusts assessments like quizzes to support students.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026EDPOL 212 explores theories and practices of educating for social justice using participatory methodologies and critical pedagogy.
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Historical reviews of Reynaldo Morales: The course is characterized as very lecture and quiz heavy, requiring preparation for frequent assessments.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026EDPOL 215 examines how policies shape the educational experiences of students with disabilities in education and the broader educational landscape.
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleEDPOL 240 Comparative Education examines global socio-cultural, political, and economic forces shaping education, including inequality, reform, and pedagogy.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course includes readings, videos, three essays, and a project. One reviewer found the content easy to grasp and the workload manageable, while another noted the TA made the class more challenging than the professor.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Examines the interplay between schools and society, including cultural influences on pedagogy and policy.
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The workload centers on approximately five papers with flexible timing for completion and no exams, while lectures and readings are sometimes viewed as optional compared to graded discussions and essays.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026EDPOL 305 explores education in democracies and contemporary U.S. controversies, analyzing history, values, and democratic criteria.
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Historical reviews of Anthony Hernandez: Some weeks can be extremely writing heavy, potentially due to summer scheduling or atypical teaching assignments.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026EDPOL 308 introduces qualitative research methods in education, covering study design, data collection, and analysis.
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Fall 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sampleEDPOL 320 explores theories of human-earth relations and climate crisis consequences through a global ecological justice lens.
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Assignments are described as easy and engaging, with flexible attendance and non-harsh grading policies.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026EDPOL 337 analyzes the intersection of education policy, practice, and inequality across local and global contexts.
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EDPOL 350 examines contemporary topics and debates in education studies.
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Historical reviews indicate low homework volume, primarily consisting of reading assignments, though one reviewer notes the reading load is heavy.
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026Examines the politics of education injustice in the US through histories of race, class, and gender, and analyzes policy power dynamics.
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Spring 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sampleEDPOL 399 is an independent reading course allowing students to design and explore a subject in depth.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Offering snapshots currently cover Fall 2026. Earlier grade records do not provide a complete offering history.