RETHINKING "AFTER-SCHOOL" EDUCATION
Provides an opportunity to engage with and discuss historical, ideological, and contemporary issues within community-based after school programs at large and within the Madison context. Examine the social and political context of after school programs to better understand the ways in which they have the potential to meet important needs.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the history of and the political and social influences on afterschool programs Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify types of community-based after school programs and key issues within them Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify the roles, challenges, and experiences of leaders, afterschool educators, youth workers, and diverse youth participants in community-based afterschool programs Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze how afterschool programs relate to broader social forces and education discourses Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the history of and the political and social influences on afterschool programs Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify types of community-based after school programs and key issues within them Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify the roles, challenges, and experiences of leaders, afterschool educators, youth workers, and diverse youth participants in community-based afterschool programs Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze how afterschool programs relate to broader social forces and education discourses Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027