Threshold Concepts of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry

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This course explores the purposes, organizations, and outcomes of schooling from the perspectives of the field of social foundations of education. Students undertake critical inquiry into teaching as a profession and examine threshold concepts related to teaching, curriculum, and educational inquiry. Students will explore historical, philosophical, and contemporary purposes of schooling in order to open up new possibilities for them as teachers and community members in a complex, multicultural society. The course challenges students to understand how historical and contextual issues related to schooling intersect with matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This examination centers issues related to schooling within the context of power, justice, and social change. PA-4A, SI-02.