THEORIES OF SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL CHANGE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Map central theoretical traditions and contemporary innovations in the field of education Audience: Graduate 2. Apply, analyze, and evaluate the key concepts from these traditions Audience: Graduate 3. Compare and contrast social theories Audience: Graduate 4. Connect theoretical arguments and empirical education research Audience: Graduate 5. Engage diverse theoretical perspectives to analyze relationships between education and society Audience: Graduate 6. Analyze education policies and practices from diverse theoretical perspectives Audience: Graduate 7. Develop specific skills in theoretical discourse, including in writing Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Map central theoretical traditions and contemporary innovations in the field of education Audience: Graduate 2. Apply, analyze, and evaluate the key concepts from these traditions Audience: Graduate 3. Compare and contrast social theories Audience: Graduate 4. Connect theoretical arguments and empirical education research Audience: Graduate 5. Engage diverse theoretical perspectives to analyze relationships between education and society Audience: Graduate 6. Analyze education policies and practices from diverse theoretical perspectives Audience: Graduate 7. Develop specific skills in theoretical discourse, including in writing Audience: Graduate