Education and American Activism

Catalog description

This course examines the connections between the American education system and social activism in the United States. This includes contrasting theories relating to the purpose of public education, historical analysis of cases in which the education system played an active role either in supporting social change or in reinforcing social order, and a critical reflection upon current education reforms in the United States. Thematic Thread(s): Institutions & Human Innovations, Transfer Thread Completion Course, United Stated in Global Context