Education and Society Sociology 3452

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SOC 3452 ~ Education & Society GOALS Better understand how "education" works Critically evaluate education issues and policy questions surrounding those issues Challenge our assumptions and opinions about those issues and questions

SOC 3452 ~ Education & Society SOURCES Academic and other materials Our backgrounds and experiences Community-engaged learning activities Discussion and reflection

SOC 3452 ~ Education & Society NOTES This is your class as much as mine My viewpoint is no more valuable or “right” than yours For this class to work: We must have diverse perspectives, and we must be comfortable expressing our views Facts are real. We can disagree about what they mean, but not that they exist This is a class about education, not sociology

Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) CEL = meaningful community service + class materials + reflection Goals: Richer learning experience Integrating civic responsibility and academics Solving community problems

Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) CEL is not… … less important than other parts of the class … unrelated to the other parts of the class … volunteer work … a one-way street

Outline of Class Schedule Week 1 Intro to class, CEL Weeks 2-3 Lectures for background Weeks 4-12 Topics presentations Weeks 13-15 CEL presentations