LBED 2850B Perspectives on Schooling

Spring 2019 - Register for this course -- open to any students in 2nd year or above
LBED 2850B
Perspectives on Schooling

MW 3:00 to 4:15 pm, W565
Instructor: Dr. A. von Heyking

“School is a building that has four walls with tomorrow inside.”- Lon Watters
“Generations from now will look back and say, ‘How could we have done this kind of thing to people?’”- Manish Jain

Schools are, and have been, complicated places. They embody complex and sometimes contradictory aims and practices, empowering some students and marginalizing others. We expect schooling to reflect and support social values while, at the same time, address and solve social problems.

This course brings a multidisciplinary, critical lens to the idea and the institution of schooling. It will explore multiple perspectives on past and present schooling, and encourage students to reimagine schooling for the future.

We will examine the legacies of the history of schooling by considering questions such as:

  • What were the goals of schooling? How have these changed over time?
  • What impacts did gender, race, class have on students’ experience of schooling?
  • How do schools today embody their history?

We will explore current, global perspectives on schooling by asking:

  • To what extent do schools reflect or reform their social context?
  • Do western models of schooling help or hinder global development?
  • What social, economic and technological forces are shaping schools today?

We will think critically and creatively by considering:

  • How might we rethink and redesign schools and school programs to better meet the needs of students?
  • Are there alternative models of education that might be more appropriate?

For more information about the course, please contact Dr. Amy von Heyking, amy.vonheyking@uleth.ca

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