4 sh Students gain an overview of research and theory in educational psychology and explore their applications to teaching and learning. Offered fall and spring. Offered fall or spring. This course is a study of the psychological impact of music used to promote social change. By necessity, this study utilizes a variety of perspectives, in addition to psychological ones, including historical, socio-political and musicological.
Movements covered include early labor organizations, civil rights and antiwar.
This course is a study of the variety of means for resolving conflict, with a focus on nonviolent alternatives. Our emphasis is on the psychological impact of conflict and the means of its resolution. Topics include the impact of fear in conflict situations, psychological obstacles to resolution, Gandhian philosophy and the education of children in conflict resolution. Among these are the variety of techniques for assessing people's characteristics, attitudes and performance in reliable and valid ways and how this information gets used in making decisions about people's lives. In addition to basic assessment principles, first-hand experience with several psychological tests will be provided.