EDUC 202 is a lecture/discussion course designed to provide students with a foundation of concepts and issues on social justice in schooling. The course will critically examine how structures of inequity and injustice manifest and what circumstances lead to equitable and just schooling. The class will also examine historical perspectives of schooling and the role power and privilege has played throughout, resulting in the marginalization of students and school communities based on race, class, disability, language, gender, nationality, and sexual identity.
This course covers the following concepts within social justice education: History of schooling and exclusion; power and privilege; identity politics based on race, class, gender, language, immigration status, and sexual identity; access, achievement, and the achievement gap; markets and the influence of corporate America; and policy implications. This course is intended to engage students in critical thinking through generative course activities.
This is a foundations course that will expose students to a number of issues for a clearer stance and the development of tools for action. This course is not only applicable to the context of schooling but will also help students understand how these same issues of social injustice can unfold in any context of society. Thus, course content will help students think about how they can be stewards of social justice in their personal lives as well as the professional workplace whether that is an educational institution, other public sector fields, or the private/business sector.
- Teacher: Karie Brown-Tess