Field research is required. Not offered 2000-2001. This course will focus on issues facing urban educators and policy makers, including desegregation, compensatory education, curricular innovation, community involvement, bilingual education, standardized testing, school restructuring and multiculturalism. The special problems and challenges faced by urban schools in meeting the needs of individuals and groups in a pluralistic society will be examined using the approaches of psychology, sociology, anthropology, and political science. Current issues will also be viewed in historical perspective.
Field work is required.
This course investigates the relationship between issues of resource allocation and educational attainment. It examines the facts about student achievement and educational expenditures in the U.S. and the relationship between them. The course also investigates the relationship between educational attainment and wages in the labor market. EDUC 014 is strongly recommended. Not offered 2000-2001.