Education (EDUC) 302
Educational Issues and Social Change II: Current Debates (Revision 2)
Revision 2 closed, replaced by current version.
Delivery Mode:Individualized study.
Credits: 3
Area of Study: Social Science
Prerequisite: None.
Centre: Centre for Work and Community Studies
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Overview
This course begins with an examination of the contending views and interests in contemporary public education. It explores the alternatives to mainstream public schooling and considers the problems of teaching in a pluralist society, particularly one based on concepts of multiculturalism and equality.
Outline
EDUC 302 is divided into the four units listed below.
Unit 1: Neo-conservative Restructuring in the 1980s and 1990s
Unit 2: Teachers and Social Change
Unit 3: Equality of Educational Opportunity
Unit 4: Multiculturalism, Culture and Identity in the Classroom
Evaluation
To receive credit for EDUC 302, you must achieve at least 50 percent on each written assignment. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
| Assign 1 | Assign 2 | Assign 3 | Assign 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbooks
Wotherspoon, T. (2004). The sociology of education
in Canada: Critical perspectives (2d ed.). Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Harrison, T. & Kachur, J. (Eds.) (1999). Contested classrooms: Education, globalization and democracy in Alberta. Edmonton: The University of Alberta Press and Parkland Institute.
Kelly, J. (1998). Under the gaze: Learning to be Black in
White society. Halifax: Fernwood.
Other materials
The course materials also include a study guide, a student manual and a reading file.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 2, June 27, 2005.
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Last updated by SAS 09/10/2013 11:31:20
