Learning and Teaching

Catalog description

This course is designed to study in depth the processes of teaching and learning in order to illuminate their complexities, particularly as they relate to young children who are increasingly the subject of attention and debate in educational endeavors. We will examine issues related to learning and teaching through the investigation and analysis of contemporary theories and research including Learning Sciences, and classroom practice. It is important for doctoral students to understand the issues and remaining questions related to learning spaces, even if their ultimate field isn’t education, since all children they work with and/or study spend a significant amount of time in such spaces and are affected by their dynamics.