Overview
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
Digital course materials
Links to the following course materials will be made available in the course:
Wotherspoon, T. (2014). The sociology of education in Canada: Critical perspectives (4th ed.). Toronto: Oxford University Press. (PDF)
Physical course materials
The following course materials are included in a course package that will be shipped to your home prior to your course’s start date:
Harrison, T. & Kachur, J. (Eds.) (1999). Contested classrooms: Education, globalization and democracy in Alberta. Edmonton: The University of Alberta Press and Parkland Institute.
Kelly, J. (1998). Under the gaze: Learning to be Black in White society. Halifax: Fernwood.
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.
Challenge for credit course registration form