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Educational Thought
COL109 FA

American public education is in a state of crisis. This course examines the current situation in historical context, and in terms of two competing paradigms or models of education which provide incompatible answers to the essential questions - what should be taught , how, to whom, for how long, and with what overriding cognitive, affective and social objectives? Among the issues to be considered: education and poverty, multiculturalism, normalization and social roles, radical and critical pedagogu es

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA COL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Bernstein,Howard R.   

Times: ..T.T.. 10:00AM-11:20AM;     Location: BTFDC314

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 19)

SR. major: X   Jr. major: X

SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO: X   FR: 19

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing

FYI:    First Year Initiative:Seminar

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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