Introduction to Childhood Education

Catalog description

Survey of learning, teaching, and schooling for children (Grades 1-6) from historical, philosophical, sociological, cultural, and political perspectives. Analysis of conceptions of teachers, schools, and learning based on students' own experiences as learners and as represented in educational scholarship. This course includes 25 hours of field work over the course of the semester any morning Monday through Friday. The student will be placed by the Clinical Fieldwork Supervisor in an appropriate classroom that meets the fieldwork requirements for the course. Required for all Childhood Education majors. Elective for EDUC minors. Students are responsible for their own transportation.