Global Histories and Politics in Education

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This course is a review of modern educational systems and learning experiences in the U.S. and in different countries. Candidates discuss the ways in which educational systems have been influenced by industrialization, global capitalism and contemporary social movements. The rise of globalization and information economy and their effect on modern education theory as well as educational systems will be viewed as an important backdrop. More recent attempts to reshape schooling in the light of emergent educational philosophies, critical theories and social movements will be explored. Prerequisite : Admission to doctoral program; to be taken the first semester in the program (unless the director of the EdD program grants permission due to unusual circumstances).