Course description:

 

EDUC 2110. Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education. This course engages students 
in observations, interactions, and analyses of critical and contemporary educational issues. Students will 
investigate issues influencing the social and political contexts of educational settings in Georgia and the 
United States. Students will actively examine the teaching profession from multiple vantage points both 
within and outside the school. Against this backdrop, students will reflect on and interpret the meaning of 
education and schooling in a diverse culture and examine the moral and ethical responsibilities of 
teaching in a democracy. EDUC 2110 includes ten hours of field experience. 

Prerequisite: None

 

This course engages students in observations, interactions, and analyses of critical and contemporary educational issues. Students will investigate issues influencing the social and political contexts of educational settings in Georgia and the United States. Students will actively examine the teaching profession from multiple vantage points both within and outside the school. Against this backdrop, students will reflect on and interpret the meaning of education and schooling in a diverse culture and examine the moral and ethical responsibilities of teaching in a democracy.