EDUC 440MulticulturalPespectivesinEDUC

Catalog

As potential future educators, it is our responsibility to examine how our classrooms and the education system are shaped by concepts such as identity, race, and equity. By examining these topics, students in this course will challenge educational practices using a sociocultural lens and build discussion around multicultural affairs. The first portion of this course will be spent increasing cultural awareness. This will begin with an overview of the multicultural landscape in the United States. This big picture view will include overarching terminology, concepts, history and challenges. The large middle portion of this course will be spent focusing on specific groups for varying amounts of time. This focus will include research, readings, discussions, debates, evaluation of solutions, etc. Small groups of students will also study an additional group of their choosing. The focus will have the educational component as well as an active/practical element to reflect civic engagement and social issues. The last portion of the course will include culminating projects. Offered: fall and spring. 4 credits