Education and Society

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 6 credits from SOCI at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department This course examines education as a social institution. Focusing primarily on public education at the elementary and secondary level, this course addresses the changing context of the learning environment and its relation to diverse aspects of society including class, gender, and race. This course employs various theoretical lenses to explore the social construction of public education in Canada, tracing its changing nature and purpose from its inception to more modern times. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: SOCI 2531)