EDS 1001Advancing Social Justice

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Prerequisite(s): None University Requirement: Multicultural/ESSJ The purpose of this course is to introduce historical, sociological, and cultural principles that account for school experiences of diverse groups in public education. Students learn how issues of social justice and educational equity reflect and interact with communities and schools. Students examine racism and its intersections with classism, ableism, linguicism, and sexism in educational settings. This course includes a service learning component in which students apply the material from class and critically reflect on their service experience. (Community Engaged Learning)