Race and Ethnicity in Education

Starting with the fall 2009 term, this course will be renumbered as EDU 6051.

This course is designed to provide an intensive examination of racism in the United States and the implications of race on homophobia, sexism, etc., with a focus on the context of urban education. Through the lenses of color, ethnicity, and class, students will explore questions and concepts that lie at the heart of personal and professional interactions in the school, classroom, and the community. The politics of race, class, gender, and inclusion will be concept threads throughout the course. Students will be expected to participate in class discussion and begin the personal exploration of their own feelings and experience with racism. Key course objectives include understanding racism and its relationship to power and socio-economic class; examining the history of racism in the United States, particularly as it relates to contemporary manifestations of racism in the urban education context; developing personal and professional competencies that will contribute to effective interpersonal and group communication across the cultural boundaries of color, class, and ethnicity; and to prepare current and future teachers to be more effective in an ethnically and 'racially' mixed urban classroom.

There are no current sections scheduled for this course number.
Please note that courses have been assigned new numbers beginning with the fall term.
Please check the new course number for course availability.