AUTHENTIC PEDAGOGY AND ACHIEVEMENT

CURRIC 240

Investigates aspects of social justice and equity as they relate to teaching, schooling, and education.

CURRIC 844

Pedagogy that explores the relationships between culture and learning as well as teacher ideology and beliefs systems. Examines critical pedagogy and pedagogies of resistance.

ELPA 961

Orients contemporary policy issues in education by connecting education policy to rigorous research evidence, using a theoretically motivated and disciplinary-based approach to understand educational policies, processes, and outcomes. Considers current efforts to "translate" key research findings to practitioners, policymakers, and laypersons in schools and communities, where the results can help improve educational practice and results. Discusses how research evidence from a range of disciplines - including psychology, sociology, social work, and economics - has been, is being, and could be applied to educational practice and education policy.

ELPA/INTER-HE 770

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.

EDPOL 212

Learn theories and practices of educating for social justice, a pedagogical-political approach based on participatory methodologies that is committed to positive social change. Discuss popular education, peace and human rights education, critical pedagogy, and related approaches. Engage in theoretical debates, focusing on the ideas of transformative educators such as Paulo Freire and bell hooks, and learn about radical educator collectives and transformative education efforts in districts, schools, classrooms, community associations, and NGOs from around the world.