Course time will be organized in terms of two approximately equivalent components. One component consists of topics in contemporary educational policy which will be introduced by the professor. The second component consists of issues from the text, Taking Sides, in which the issues will be presented by members of the class according to a schedule developed in class. The method of instruction employed in this class is largely a combination of lecture, questioning and discussion and is based on a combination of direct instruction and reflective teaching models of instruction.
Substantial use is made of audiovisual materials.
Class presentations by students is normally required. Boyer, Ernest L. High School. The Undergraduate Experience in America. Teachers for the 21st Century. Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy, 1986.