Administration of Education in Non-Western Cultures

Catalog description

Study of educational administration in non-western cultures. The course focuses on introducing students to non-western cultures with a particular focus on Africa, Asia and Latin America. It seeks to provide the starting point for the development of a more open and diverse view of the development of various approaches to educational thought and practice. The content and activities will help students appreciate the fact that other societies as a consequence of different socio-cultural context posses “ways of knowing” although different, may be every bit as valuable and worthwhile as those to which students are accustomed.