DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN EDUCATION 1

概要

Education is broadly recognized as a human right. Legislation in many countries is designed to safeguard equal access to, and treatment in, education for all people. In actual practice, however, many different groups of people are denied such access and treatment, and the reasons for such denial are rarely straightforward. In the first semester of this course, we will learn how to take a social justice approach to education to understand how and why inequities are perpetuated. Students will also keep a learning journal in this semester to reflect on their learning with respect to their own social position, to practice pattern recognition, and to pose questions to positions of authority. We will also study Paulo Freire’s seminal Pedagogy of the Oppressed and finish the semester by learning about and practicing how to apply the case study approach to improve our equity literacy. This course will be especially helpful for future teachers, though it will also have something to offer students interested in education, social justice, or human rights more generally. Anyone who enrolls in this class should attend with an open and accepting attitude to help create a welcoming and comfortable environment for all. The syllabus below is tentative and subject to change based on students’ abilities and interests.

目標

To understand and be able to apply a Social Justice Approach to education and its place in society, be able to discuss the history and function of education from a critical perspective, and improve equity literacy.

授業外の学習

Read scholarly work on the course’s topic, complete weekly learning journals by responding to writing prompts in 300-500 words, and write a final research paper (2,000 words).

所要時間: 190 minutes