POL 3319 is also offered in Fall 2023
POL 3319 is also offered in Spring 2023
POL 3319 is also offered in Spring 2022
Fall 2019 | POL 3319 Section 001: Education and the American Dream (19670)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 330
- Enrollment Status:
Open (81 of 83 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- What role does education play in American democracy? What role should it play? Does American education, particularly public education, live up to its citizens' hopes and expectations? And, perhaps most importantly, what do we mean by a "good education"? This is a question with deep historical roots in this country, one that is the subject of current policy debates and one that cannot be separated from questions of discrimination and inequality. The over-arching theme of the course is to wrestle with what it means to be an educated citizen in the context of historical struggles to achieve that vision in the face of multiple and inter-related inequalities and competing visions about how to make the American dream a reality in the field of public education. No one political perspective will be offered or favored. No magic powder will be revealed on the last day of the course. The fact is that the underlying issues are really complicated, often seemingly intractable, and very, very political. This course is intended as introduction to education politics and policy in the United States. It will focus on K-12 education, especially in the public system. It is designed for any student who might have an interest in exploring education, public policy, or American government. Topics will include equality of educational opportunity, educating democratic citizens, school finance, the role of political institutions in making educational policy, and efforts to reform and remake American education, including charter schools, private school vouchers, and standardized testing. By the end of the course, students should have a basic understanding of the provision of public education in the United States, including the ways in which education is governed and the institutions involved in that governance. Students should be able to critically reflect on the degree to which American education fulfills the sometimes-competing goals Americans have for their schools. This course fulfills the
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?abernath+POL3319+Fall2019
- Class Description:
- This course is intended as introduction to education politics and policy in the United States. It is designed for any student who might have an interest in exploring education, public policy, or American government. Topics will include equality of educational opportunity, educating democratic citizens, school finance, the role of political institutions in making educational policy, and efforts to reform and remake American education, including charter schools and private school vouchers. By the end of the course, students should have a basic understanding of the provision of education in the United States, including the ways in which education is governed and the institutions involved in that governance. Students should be able to critically reflect on the degree to which American education fulfills the sometimes-competing goals Americans have for our schools.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Students with an interest in American education, especially public education. Students interested in public policy.
- Learning Objectives:
- To develop a thorough and critical understanding of American education policy.
- Grading:
- 2 exams, final paper
- Exam Format:
- short answer/essay
- Class Format:
- 55% Lecture
25% Discussion
20% Small Group Activities
- Workload:
- 100 Pages Reading Per Week
15-20 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19670/1199
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 4 April 2019
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