INTD 203 - U/Social Foundations of Education in the United States

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): American History

This course focuses on the many kinds of diversity (ethnic and cultural, socio-economic, racial, religious, linguistic, gender and sexual orientation) to be addressed by schools in America. Students examine significant social and cultural challenges emerging in our country, legal and judicial issues, both at the national and state level, the economics and politics of schooling, the history and philosophy of education, and the historical evolution of curriculum and instruction in American schools. Offered every semester.