EDU-300 Schools and Society
This course is concerned with exploring the relationship between school and society. Informed, by the disciplines of anthropology and sociology, we will explore the following questions: What purposes do schools serve in contemporary, America? How have American schools changed (or, remained the same) over time? Why are American, public schools organized the way they are? What subcultures are constructed in schools and how do, they relate to the larger American culture? What counts as knowledge in schools? How do factors, such as race, gender, and ethnicity impact, schooling? Whose interests are served by previous, and current movements for educational reform?