| source University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (X) |
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department Educational Policy Studies (X) |
Specific sections approved for S/U grading. May be repeated.
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Studies some of the problems of formulating and justifying aims and policies in American education, of designing and systematizing the curriculum, of organization and social context of the public school system, and of the teaching-learning process; examined in terms of perspectives provided by social philosophy, history, sociology, and philosophy of education.
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Study of race and cultural diversity from Colonial era to present; the evolution of racial ideology in an ethnically heterogeneous society; the impact of race on the structures and operations of fundamental social institutions; the role of race in contemporary politics and popular culture. Same as
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Advanced undergraduate seminar that builds upon introductory work in
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Prerequisite: Senior standing.
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Designed for students who wish to do advanced readings and research in greater depth and to investigate further ideas and themes that have been explored in
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Development of American education in relation to political, social, and cultural developments; attention to the influence of movements in the cultural environment upon evolving conceptions of educational theory and practice.
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Studies selected educational theorists and intellectual movements; provides familiarity with the major educational ideas of the past and historical perspectives on current issues and problems in education; and critical readings of such authors as Aristotle, Plato, Quintilian, St. Augustine, Loyola, Comenius, Rousseau, Pestalozzi, Froebel, Herbart, and Dewey.
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Examination and analysis of Asian American education from the late 1800's to the present. Same as
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Cultural history of western European educational practice with special focus on Classical Greece, the Hellenestic world, Rome, early Christianity, the middle ages, the twelfth century renaissance, scholasticism and the fourteenth century renaissance. Same as
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Cultural history of western European educational practice with special focus on the fifteenth century renaissance, the Reformation and Counter- reformation, Enlightenment, and 19th century national schooling systems in Germany, France, and England. Same as
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Examines the relationship between ability, race, class, and gender to citizenship and schooling. Particular emphasis is placed on how the construction of "citizenship" has been used as a tool to further deny equal participation in the public sphere such as schools. To that end, an application of historical understanding of social barriers to educational access is analyzed from the Colonial period to the present. Not offered for undergraduate credit. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours.
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Philosophical examination of selected educational issues; conveys a grasp of the complexities of the issues and some philosophical methods for dealing with them.
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Analyzes normative and conceptual aspects of the interrelationship of school and society, and of reciprocal influences between schools and major social trends and forces.
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Examination of critical thinking dispositions and abilities as an approach to the foundations of knowledge and structure of thinking in subject-matter areas.
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Theoretical introduction to the problems involved in teaching critical appreciation of the arts; examines materials from aesthetics, art history, and criticism for their relevance to the problems of aims, curriculum, organization, and teaching-learning.
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Theoretical introduction to the problems involved in teaching a critical understanding of mass communications; examines materials from aesthetics, communication theory, and the social sciences for their relevance to the problems of aims, curriculum, organization, and teaching-learning.
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Course examines the ethical and policy issues raised by the use of new information and communication technologies in education. The course is interdisciplinary, drawing from social and historical as well as philosophical perspectives on these issues.
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Education as a social process in various cultures and historical periods, emphasizing current systems in Westernized countries. Same as
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Graduate- level sociological examination of how gender, race, ethnicity, cultural diversity and class function in the development of diverse American families, which are important foundations of education. Primary attention will be given to African American and Hispanic families. Secondary attention will be given to Asian American, Native American and other racial and ethnic family groups. Same as
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Overview of the political structure and processes through which many of the major issues in education are treated; analyzes nature of the policymaking process in education and discusses the roles of principal participants in the process of educational decision making, but focuses on fundamental recurring issues in education and the ways these issues have been resolved or not resolved by the overall system. Particular attention to the role that both the federal and state judiciary as well as legislative authority have had in shaping educational policy.
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Introduction to economic concepts and their application to education, including investment and consumption theories of education and the role of human capital in economic growth and development; cost-benefit analyses in education, education and the distribution of income, and manpower and educational planning. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
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Introduction to the contribution of anthropology to the cross-cultural study of education, including discussion of material from representative cultures ranging from primitive social groups to present-day national states; special attention to education of minority ethnic and subordinate cultures; and emphasis on both informal and formal education as cultural process in relation to culture transmission, evolution, change, and development. Same as
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