SEMINAR-HISTORY OF EDUCATION

EDPOL/HISTORY 412

Examines the history of education in America from the colonization of North America to the present to consider education in its broadest sense - as a process of individual development and cultural transmission. Explores such topics as the rise of common schools in the urban North; the education of Native Americans, immigrants, slaves, and free blacks; the evolution of teacher training (primarily for women); various philosophies of "progressive" school reform; the politics of desegregation, bilingual education, and special education; the articulation between high school and college work; and the evolving federal role in American education.

EDPOL/HISTORY 107

Traces the development of higher education and, specifically, the institution known as the "university," in the United States and Europe since the Middle Ages. Concentrates on the intellectual, political, and social history of higher education, focusing particularly on the history of the "university" as an IDEA, an INSTITUTION, and as a community of PEOPLE, including students and faculty.

EDPOL/HISTORY 903

Selected topics, issues and themes concerning the history of education of various groups of people of color in the United States, as well as selected issues, topics and themes focusing on immigration and ethnicity.

EDPOL/HISTORY 906

Reading in European or American educational history.

EDPOL/HISTORY 713

Development of colleges, universities, and higher learning in Europe and America.