Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Field-Based Instruction, Travel, and Educational Excursions. This program will allow students to develop critical thinking skills and analyze cultural, social, and environmental constructs from a global perspective. Students will be encouraged to expand their worldviews as they observe and interact with people from different cultures. This program is restricted to students participating in the Early College High School Program.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education. This course provides students with an understanding of selected philosophical, historical, social, cultural, political, and economic questions and influences on the development of educational policies and practices. Importantly, students will develop an understanding of the ways the humanities and social sciences can be used to question, interpret, analyze, and criticize educational thought and practice.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts. Given the rapidly changing demographics in our state and country this course is designed to equip future teachers with the fundamental knowledge of understanding culture and teaching children from diverse backgrounds. Specifically, this course is designed to examine 1) the nature and function of culture; 2) the development of individual and group cultural identity; 3) definitions and implications of diversity, and 4) the influences of culture on learning, development, and pedagogy.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Exploring Learning and Teaching. This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of theories and research findings in the field of educational psychology with an emphasis on learning. Attention will be paid to the role of individual differences in learning, including development, and on ways to promote effective learning for all students. This class emphasizes student involvement in the learning process through active class discussions, presentation of case studies, and opportunities to reflect on and examine learning in a variety of real world contexts.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Birth and Parenthood. (Same as SOCI 3152 and WST 3140) Pregnancy, birth, and parenting; fatherhood and motherhood in a social and historical context.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Introduction to Child Development. This course will engage teacher candidates in the principles of child growth and development from conception through early childhood with a particular focus from birth to 5 years of age. The course will cover the major theories, principles, and research concerning the physical, cognitive, intellectual, emotional, and social aspects of development in children including typical and atypical developmental expectations.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Introduction to Urban Education. This course focuses on educating students of diversity: (cultural/ethnic, language, gender, religious, socioeconomic, and ability/disability) in urban settings and the equity issues involved in educating all children. Major emphases include understanding the role of educators? expectations, knowledge and pedagogy on student expectations and learning; and on the development of viable interpersonal communication, and instructional techniques for diverse urban classrooms.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Field Experiences in International Education. Modern communication technologies have increasingly made the countries of the world more interdependent. This interdependency can be either positive or negative. This course seeks to provide students with a global perspective on education and society, and its impact on both culture and world affairs. This course will concentrate specifically on the educational system and customs of the host country. Lectures and class discussions, utilizing the student?s first hand experiences, will be directed toward cultural analysis of the host country with special focus on how educational systems help shape national consciousness. Students must participate in the international travel required for this course. [cross-listed with EDUC 7777]
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Field Based Research in Urban Education. This class is an introduction to the field methods of educational research, with a focus on ethnographic observation and interviewing. The methods of data collection, the social role of the field worker, the ethics of research and qualitative methodology will be addressed through a workshop approach. Students will design a proposal as the final research project for the course. A grade of C or higher is required.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0 TO 3.0
Undergraduate Research in Urban Education. Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor. This course provides opportunities for students to complete an inquiry project focusing on an issue in urban education. Students experience hands-on involvement in research through close participation with an experienced faculty researcher.