HISTORY OF RADICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION IN THE US AND UK

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate understanding of the course content: both the broad themes and specific cases we’ll study in the history of radical and experimental education in the US and UK. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Demonstrate the ability to think historically: to determine historical significance; to evaluate evidence; to identify continuity and change; to assess cause and consequence; to demonstrate understanding of contextualization and periodization; to take historical perspectives; and to critically assess the moral dimensions of history. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify, analyze, and critique historical arguments (as presented by our authors and classmates). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop original historical arguments using primary and secondary sources (in class discussion and in our informal and formal writing assignments). Audience: Graduate 5. Communicate historical knowledge, interpretations, and arguments clearly in writing, discussion, and oral presentations. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate understanding of the course content: both the broad themes and specific cases we’ll study in the history of radical and experimental education in the US and UK. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Demonstrate the ability to think historically: to determine historical significance; to evaluate evidence; to identify continuity and change; to assess cause and consequence; to demonstrate understanding of contextualization and periodization; to take historical perspectives; and to critically assess the moral dimensions of history. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify, analyze, and critique historical arguments (as presented by our authors and classmates). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop original historical arguments using primary and secondary sources (in class discussion and in our informal and formal writing assignments). Audience: Graduate 5. Communicate historical knowledge, interpretations, and arguments clearly in writing, discussion, and oral presentations. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad