EDUCATION IN EAST ASIA

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the history of education and current education systems in East Asian societies. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Define and compare the social, cultural, and historical context surrounding formal and informal education in East Asian societies. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Critically examine the causes and consequences of educational inequality and stratification related to race, class, gender, and other dimensions in East Asian societies. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Relate education systems, policies, problems, and reforms in East Asian societies in a national and global context. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop skills in critical reading, the use of appropriate style and disciplinary convention and the productive use of core library resources. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the history of education and current education systems in East Asian societies. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Define and compare the social, cultural, and historical context surrounding formal and informal education in East Asian societies. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Critically examine the causes and consequences of educational inequality and stratification related to race, class, gender, and other dimensions in East Asian societies. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Relate education systems, policies, problems, and reforms in East Asian societies in a national and global context. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop skills in critical reading, the use of appropriate style and disciplinary convention and the productive use of core library resources. Audience: Undergraduate