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EDU 2334 - Education, Culture, and Society

Credits: 3
This course provides an interdisciplinary perspective that focuses on the following issues:  the purpose of education, who benefits from education, societal conditions that impact student learning, the organization of schooling, and contemporary issues in education.  The course is designed to provide students with a clear understanding of the issues and controversies confronting American education today.  The course will examine such questions as the following:  (a) How do schools help maintain and perpetuate social inequality? (b) How do factors of race, class, and gender affect the education experiences of students both within and across schools? (c) What is the ultimate purpose of education, and how can society best achieve this purpose? General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Information Literacy; AK: Social/Behavorial Science; CuT: Diversity. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore status. This course (EDU 2334) is required for all teacher education majors.