Education and Society: Context, Practice, and Change

4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

Lecture, three hours. Consideration of what shapes learning and education in society. Exploration of education as a living system—connected to communities, histories, and various social forces—that is continuously shaped and reshaped through multiple system layers (micro-, meso-, and macrolevels) encompassing informal and formal learning environments. Study highlights specific intersections between the education system and the institutions, communities, and larger society in which it is rooted and coevolves. Letter grading.