Course Description
Cross-cultural perspectives on such topics as the social construction of learning, cultural perspectives on development, and institutionalized patterns of instruction drawn from developed and developing countries.
Athena Title
EDUC ENVIRONMENTS
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EDEC(EDMS) 8140 or ESSE 8140
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Student will be able to gain insight related to varying educational belief systems. Student will be able to investigate a specific culture (different from their own) with a focus on the educational institutions including philosophies of education; legal, social, and political implications. Student will be to compare and contrast cultural perspectives on learning and teaching environments.
Topical Outline
Social construction of learning, cultural perspectives on theories of learning, cultural perspectives on theories of child and adolescent development