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4111 School and Society (3) Fulfills
Humanities Integration.
Social and institutional context of schooling. Addresses
history of education; anthropology and sociology of education; and philosophy
of education. Focuses on issues of diversity. Prerequisite to early childhood,
elementary, and secondary teacher certification programs.
4150 Introduction to Multicultural Education
(3) Cross listed as ETHNC 4150. Prerequisite: ETHNC 2550 or 2560 or 2570
or 2580 or 2590. Fulfills Diversity.
History, concepts, and theoretical base for multicultural
education. Models and strategies for teaching minority students as well
as effective curriculum material. Creating a classroom climate for acceptance
of differences--cultural, linguistic, genetic, disabling. Prerequisite
to early childhood, elementary, and secondary teacher certification programs.
6600 Introduction to Critical and Cultural
Studies in Education (3)
Examines the social, political, and economic context of
schooling with an emphasis on historical and current problems, conflicts,
and movements in education.
6610 History of Education in the United
States (3)
Social and intellectual history of schooling in the U.S.
from 18th- to early 20th-century. Focuses on relationship between the ideas
of educational leaders and the practices of American public education.
6611 History of Teaching in the United States
(3)
Examines teaching as a historically constructed and situated
occupation. Focus on feminization of teaching, origins of teacher unionism,
and development of professionalism in education.
6614 The Culture, Wars, and Educational
Policy (3)
Focuses upon central debates over national educational
policy: national curriculum, multicultural education, affirmative action
in admissions, religion in the curriculum, and inclusion of gay and lesbian
students.
6615 School, Work, and the State (3)
Basic principals and concepts that underlie Marxist, neo-Marxist,
and other radical approaches to the study of education.
6616 History of Women's Education in the
United States (3) Cross listed as WM ST 5616.
A historical and philosophical study of how the education
of women has been understood in the United States. Addresses competing
assumptions regarding purposes, values and standards.
6620 Seminar in Philosophy of Education
(3)
Focuses on the philosophies which have undergirded student-centered
pedagogies, specifically, the works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Dewey,
and Paulo Freire.
6621 Pragmatism and the Philosophy of John
Dewey (3)
Looks at John Dewey's philosophy in the context of American
pragmatism. Focuses on educational, political, cultural, and scientific
issues.
6622 Feminist Epistemologies and Pedagogies
(3) Cross listed as WM ST 5622.
Focuses on the role played by public vs. private assumptions
in knowledge; individual and group experience, power, and difference. Highlights
standpoint theories.
6623 African American Epistemologies and
Pedagogies (3)
Examines a variety of African American approaches to knowledge
and education. Addresses cultural and political dimensions of knowledge,
theories of knowledge,and approaches to teaching.
6624 Whiteness Theory and Education
(3)
This course examines theories that denormalize and decenter
whiteness as the fallback framework for democracy and education.
6631 Minorities, Diversity, and Control
in Public Schools (3)
Addresses issues of power and diversity regarding racial
minorities in public schools. Social and theoretical constructions of diversity
in education will be discussed in relation to the schools and various critical
positions through research, social justice, policy, and equity.
6632 Issues and Research in Multicultural
Education (3)
An advanced course in the history, concepts, and theoretical
base for multicultural education as a field. Focus is on issues and research
in the teaching and learning of cultural and linguistic minority students.
6633 Curriculum and Instruction in Multilingual
Education (3)
Examines curriculum, pedagogical, and methodological issues
in school settings with linguistically diverse students. A critical understanding
of theory and practice of program and curriculum planning, teacher preparation,
instruction, and classroom models and strategies will be emphasized.
6634 Bilingual/Bicultural Education
(3)
A critical examination of bilingual/bicultural education
and language issues in schools and communities, including legislation,
court action, research in language learning, and different program types,
i.e. ESL, transistional, bilingual/bicultural maintenance. This course
includes a broad survey of case studies of bilingual/multilingual classrooms.
6635 Perspectives in Comparative Education
(3)
Examines learning and teaching in formal and informal
cultural settings outside the United States. Cross-cultural ethnographic
studies will be analyzed from the perspectives of anthropology, sociology
and cultural studies.
6636 Literacy as Cultural Practice (3)
Cross listed as T L 6640.
Examines different perspectives on literacy and literate
practice. Course readings, assignments, and discussions focus on what it
means to say that literacy is not only the mastery of process that leads
to acts of reading and writing, but is also a cultural, social, historical,
and political practice.
6640 Sociology of U.S. Higher Education
(3)
Examination of the sociological study of higher education,
specifically in the United States. The course covers several theoretical
approaches to the study of education and then examines a number of problems
and questions regarding higher education.
6641 Text, Sign, and Performance: Critical
Issues in Literacy (3)
This course draws from work in sociology, anthropology,
linguistics, and cultural studies to explore intertextuality, representation,
and the politics of difference in people's multiple literacy practices.
6641 Social Inequality in U.S. Higher Education
(3)
Investigates the mechanisms by which higher educational
institutions foster and maintain inequalities in U.S. society. Consideration
is given to the kinds of inequalities which have historically existed in
our society, to their bases and sources. Analysis of higher educational
practices and structures related to the production and maintenance of inequalities
is examined.
6642 Impact of College on Students (3)
Cross listed as ELP 6560.
This course provides a framework for assessing and improving
the organizational structures and programs that promote student learning
and engagement, especially in the early stages of college. The main objective
of this course is to review and synthesize research on the influence of
college on students. To introduce students to major theoretical models
of college effects on student change. This course will look at key historic,
malevolent, and contemporary benign institutional and student related encounters
that affect the 'integrating experience' for African-American and Latina/o
college students.
6643 Affirmative Action & Diversity
Policies in U.S. Higher Education (3)
This course covers the current research on affirmative
action and diversity in higher education. The class is designed to provide
a foundation for those implementing an affirmative action program or conducting
research on the topic. There are five areas of concentration: 1) Overview,
2) Practice, 3) Legal/Policy, 4)Attitudes, Beliefs, and Experiences, and
5) the 'Next Phase.'
6650 Curriculum Inquiry and Practice
(3)
Introduces students to the dominant traditions within
the field of curriculum and considers how these theories might be translated
into practice. The course should enable students to consider the assumptions
embodied within a tradition, how the traditions differ from each other,
and the practical implications of implementing a particular tradition in
the school classroom.
6652 Advanced Curriculum Theory (3)
Focuses on exploring current thinking in the area of cultural
marxist, feminist, and post-modern theories of curriculum. For each tradition
we will explore the roots, assumptions, & implications in order to
compare and contrast the traditions. Finally, this course should enable
students to position themselves within these theoretical frameworks.
6655 Critical Pedagogy (3)
Considers a variety of pedagogies devoted to pursuing
social change through education. The critical pedagogies of Paulo Freire,
Ira Shor, and Henry Giroux are discussed. We also study feminist pedagogies
which criticize and develop out of critical pedagogies.
6813 Teacher Research (3) Cross listed
as T L 6813.
Explores teacher-research literature in its historical
and methodological context, including findings from teachers' studies.
Investigates teacher research practices and ways it can be used to study
teaching and teacher education.
6830 Classics of Educational Literature
(3)
Students will read and discuss some of the most influential
writings in education. Content will vary depending on the specific area
being considered. Authors vary.
6831 Issues and Action in School Change
(3) Cross listed as T L 6831.
Examines specific reform efforts, explores promising practices,
and requires participation in a change project.
6950 Special Topics in Education (3)
Variable subject matter or experimental format. Topics
offered on an occasion al and non-repeated basis.
6955 Field Projects in Education (1
to 3)
Field project involving educational research.
6960 Directed Reading and Research for Master's
Students (1 to 9)
Independent study involving library based reading and
research.
6970 Thesis Research: Master's (1 to
9)
Selecting, designing, and researching an appropriate problem
for the master's thesis.
6980 Faculty Consultation: Master's
(1 to 9)
7610 History of Education in Twentieth-Century
United States (3)
History of education from 1900 to the present with an
emphasis in the social, economic, and political forces that have shaped
the structure and ideology of American education in the 20th century.
7630 Anthropology and Education (3)
The American educational system from an anthropological
perspective. Applies anthropological theories, using qualitative or ethnographic
methods, in the study of schooling and education. Teaching and learning
examined within the cultural context of formalized schooling.
7631 Sociological and Anthropological Theories
in Education (3)
7650 Schools and Inequality (3)
Combines ethnographic studies of students' resistance
to schooling with curriculum research intended to explain the educational
practices of U.S. schools. Focuses on the influence of divisions of class,
race, and gender.
7670 Conceptual Issues in Qualitative Research
(3) Cross listed as T L 7762.
This introductory research course examines connections
among theoretical frameworks, research questions, and methods of data collection
and analysis. Specific methods are not taught in detail.
7671 Qualitative Research Methods (3)
Prerequisite: ECS 7670.
Focuses on a variety of data collection, analysis, and
write-up methods for conducting qualitative research in schools and classrooms.
Techniques, tools, and strategies of classroom research will be used by
students in conducting research.
7672 Ethnographic Research Methods (3)
Prerequisite: ECS 7670.
Ethnography in educational research; course examines this
qualitative research method and its theoretical underpinnings and uses
in fieldwork. Techniques, tools, and strategies of ethnography will be
used by students in conducting research.
7673 Evaluating Qualitative Research
(3)
Focuses on the evaluation and critique of qualitative
methodology, design, and practice.
7950 Dissertation Seminar (3)
For students in education and related areas working on
the dissertation proposal. Course focuses on defining a dissertation topic,
translating a topic into a researchable question, making claims and how
to support them, and the conventions of academic writing.
7960 Directed Reading and Research for Doctoral
Students (1 to 9)
7961 Directed Reading for Doctoral Preliminary
Exam (1 to 3)
7970 Thesis Research: Ph.D. (1 to 9)
Selecting, designing, and researching an appropriate problem
for the doctoral thesis.
7980 Faculty Consultation: Ph.D. (1
to 9)
Independent consultation with faculty for doctoral students
7990 Continuing Registration (0)
For doctoral students admitted to candidacy.
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