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Critical Issues in Urban Education
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- 12 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on February 22, 2015
Course details
Syllabus
- You will develop an informed historical perspective about public schooling in the United States
- You will better understand how the unique contextual elements of the American approach to public schooling has led to divergent views on how best to organize and improve schools
- You will be able to analyze the divergent viewpoints about American public school history and school reform policy, the evidence around them, and their influence on policy and practice in the field of education
Prerequisite
Instructors
- Sara Ray Stoelinga
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