ECED 140 - Issues and Trends in Education

Credits: 3
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 33
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Review and discussion of current issues and special topics regarding school, community, and home relationships affecting education.

Prerequisite: None.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of local and national legislative issues affecting education, educational environments, students and their families.
Participate in pair or group discussions either against or in favor of particular issues.
Display an awareness of local groups, agencies, and programs which impact education, educational issues and environments at a local, regional and national level.
Identify articles, publications and other presentations which are relevant to education, families and communities.
Review information, as above, and present a viewpoint orally or in writing on the material reviewed.

Course Contents

Issues of bias.
Child care.
Cultural pluralism.
Alternative education.
Violence in the schools/home/community - gangs.
School systems/organizational structure.
Bilingual and multi-cultural education.
Advocacy in and for issues, i.e. how to, when to, who should, etc.
Charter schools.
School vouchers.
Compensatory education.
Teacher preparation.

Instructional Units: 3