SCHOOL AND SOCIETY

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EDPOL 300

과목 설명

Focuses on the interplay between schools and society by examining societal and cultural influences on school processes, policies, practices, and pedagogy; or, how society shapes schooling, and conversely, the ways in which schools assist in shaping society. Reflect on the purposes of schools and how these purposes have shifted over time. Examines how assumptions regarding the purposes of schooling interact with debates over how we teach, what we teach, and how we evaluate schools, teachers, and students. Identify the foundations of education in the United States and critically examine the ways in which educational practices and policies impact the lives of students.

선수과목

Sophomore standing

충족 요건

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

학점

개설 시기

Not Applicable

평점

3.89

2.87% 과거 데이터 대비

수료율

99.49%

0.59% 과거 데이터 대비

A 비율

87.24%

15.9% 과거 데이터 대비

학급 규모

196

61.51% 과거 데이터 대비

2026 Summr Grade Distribution

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유사 과목

COMPARATIVE EDUCATION

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.

SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

EDPOL/SOC 648

Utilizes a sociological lens to examine American schools and schooling, with a particular focus on social inequality in the U.S. and how class, race, and gender intersect in the experiences of students. Examine how schools and schooling relate to broader social structures, institutions, and practices with a focus on inequality in public education.

YOUTH, EDUCATION, AND SOCIETY

EDPOL 210

Explores the study of youth through theoretical, historical, social, and cultural perspectives with a focus on Minoritized Youth; interrogates the concept of "youth" as a socially constructed category; examines how "youth" have been positioned within educational, political, economic, and social contexts; analyzes how youth's racialized experiences intersect with other social identities: social class, gender, and sexuality. Themes explored: conceptions of youth as a social category, education and schooling, race, gender, sexuality, politics and activism, community-based learning, criminal justice, media, and popular culture. Uses historical and contemporary "texts" and current events to study the lived experiences of young people within diverse racial, cultural, gendered, sexualized and classed contexts. Reflect on own experiences as "youth," their relationship to education and other social institutions, and how it informs understanding of society, educational theory and practice.

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL APPROACHES TO EDUCATION POLICY FOR SECONDARY EDUCATORS

EDPOL 640

Introduces the social, political and cultural influences surrounding educational policies and practices and the role of teachers in education policymaking. Focuses on the purpose(s) of schooling, considering questions such as: What should the purpose of schooling be? How do our assumptions regarding the purpose(s) of schooling shape our understandings of education policies and practices? Considers educational inequalities and contemporary education policies.

EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY

EDPOL 150

Examines a variety of topics related to educational policies, practices, and issues in social, cultural, historical, and political economic contexts in the U.S. and around the world.