IDS 309: EDUCATION IN AMERICA

Credits 3
Division
UG
School Division
School of Humanities, Sciences and Technology
This course examines American education from the 1600s to the present, using works of history, philosophy, and literature, to address central questions: What have Americans believed to the purposes and goals of education? What institutions have Americans built for teaching and learning? What have been and what ought to be the experiences of teachers and students? How has education altered as the nation and world have changed?