EDU 601 - Critical Issues in Education (3)

This course considers current social, political, and economic issues affecting curriculum and schooling. Course discussions and readings focus on, but are not limited to, curriculum reform, alternative teaching and learning paradigms, classroom management, public school finance and law, multicultural education, educational philosophy, and topics selected by class members. At the conclusion of the course, students develop a personal curriculum platform based on their understanding of the issues and how these issues affect the school environment.