This course begins with an examination of the contending views and interests in contemporary public education. It explores the alternatives to mainstream public schooling and considers the problems of teaching in a pluralist society, particularly one based on concepts of multiculturalism and equality.
Outline
EDUC 302 is divided into the four units listed below.
Unit 1: Neo-conservative Restructuring in the 1980s and 1990s
Unit 2: Teachers and Social Change
Unit 3: Equality of Educational Opportunity
Unit 4: Multiculturalism, Culture and Identity in the Classroom
Evaluation
To receive credit for EDUC 302 you must complete four assignments, and receive a grade of at least D (50 percent) on each assignment. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
Activity
Weight
Assignment 1
25%
Assignment 2
25%
Assignment 3
25%
Assignment 4
25%
Total
100%
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Wotherspoon, T. (2014). The sociology of education in Canada: Critical perspectives (4th ed.). Toronto: Oxford University Press. (PDF) (PDF)
Harrison, T. & Kachur, J. (Eds.) (1999). Contested classrooms: Education, globalization and democracy in Alberta. Edmonton: The University of Alberta Press and Parkland Institute. (Print)
Kelly, J. (1998). Under the gaze: Learning to be Black in White society. Halifax: Fernwood. (Print)
Other materials
The course materials also include a study guide and a reading file
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for EDUC 302 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the examination.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.