FND509 Building on Education Foundations

Candidates will examine their own educational beliefs, personal values, and instructional practices in light of historical /sociological/philosophical issues, themes, and theoretical approaches to education. This course will emphasize how the structural basis of schooling and what gets taught in schools are deeply embedded in the social, cultural, and political context of a particular time. There will be an emphasis on candidates making connections between current and historical struggles in education in order to analyze alternatives to current practices. Through dialogue, readings, interviews, projects, websites, and activities, educators will explore issues of equity and social justice for all students. Prerequisite(s): None. Co-prerequisite(s): None. 3 semester hours