SEMINAR IN CROSS NATIONAL STUDIES OF EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS

EDPOL 350

Examines contemporary topics and debates in education studies; develops research, analytical, and other skills to work in education careers.

EDPOL 245

An overview and discussion on the values, histories, systems, policies, problems, and reforms of education in East Asian societies. Examines extended issues in comparative education, including education and its relation to economic development, social inequality and stratification, gender and family, ethnicity and migration, identity formation, and student movements.

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/SOC 908

Selected topics.

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.