Anthropology and Education

Catalog description

The Anthropology of Education has a long and rich history of exploring intersections of learning and culture. This course is an introduction to the issues and approaches central to the study of education within the discipline of anthropology. Over the course of the semester, students will engage with classic and contemporary methods and readings in the field, including cross-cultural approaches to schooling and key issues in educational policy. This course is founded in anthropological approaches to education and how anthropologists address topics related to learning.