EDUC 501 - Education in Today’s Schools

Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours
This course provides a critical overview of the forces (historical, legal, financial, organizational and philosophical) that provide for the foundation of education. It examines the structure, culture, and the curriculum of “A Place Called School.” It will provide a forum for students to examine, debate, and speculate about the controversies that impact schools and teachers now and into the future. It explores the current educational challenges including charter schools, global education, technology, bilingual education, diversity, racism, sexism, school violence, and child abuse. Ten hours of fieldwork required.