{"id":7,"date":"2019-01-22T08:49:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T13:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/"},"modified":"2019-11-02T07:26:04","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T11:26:04","slug":"educ-300-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/edreform\/","title":{"rendered":"Educ 300 Syllabus – Spring 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Course description: <\/strong>To what aims have education reformers aspired over time? When and how did schools become tools for divergent goals, such as reducing inequality, advancing capitalism, creating cultural uniformity, and liberating oppressed peoples? \u00a0Why have educational policies succeeded or failed to achieve these ends, and what were some of the unintended consequences? In this mid-level undergraduate course, we compare and contrast selected movements, both past and present, to reform elementary, secondary, and higher education in the United States from the nineteenth-century Common School era to contemporary debates over school choice, cultural differences, governance structures, and digital technology. Students will develop skills in reading and researching primary and secondary sources, interpreting divergent perspectives, and expository writing on the web.
\nCross-listed with American Studies and Public Policy & Law. Pre-requisite: Ed 200, or AMST or PBPL major, or permission of instructor.<\/p>\n

Time & location:<\/strong> Mondays 6:30-9:10pm in Seabury S205 at Trinity College.\u00a0 Students are encouraged to bring laptops for in-class notes and writing exercises.<\/p>\n

Jump to:<\/strong> Week 1<\/a>: Jan 28 —\u00a0Week 2<\/a>: Feb 4 —\u00a0Week 3<\/a>: Feb 11 —\u00a0Week 4<\/a>: Feb 18 —\u00a0Week 5<\/a>: Feb 25 — Week 6<\/a>: March 4 — Week 7<\/a>: March 11 — Week 8<\/a>: March 25 — Week 9<\/a>: April 1 — Week 10<\/a>: April 8 — Week 11<\/a>: April 15 — Week 12<\/a>: April 22 — Week 13<\/a>: April 29<\/p>\n

Learning Objectives:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nIn this mid-level required course for Ed Studies majors, students will:<\/p>\n

a) Interpret historical sources from different periods and perspectives to better understand how education has varied from their current-day experiences.<\/p>\n

b) Compare and contrast different explanations about the causes and consequences of educational change and continuity over time.<\/p>\n

c) Propose a research question, identify appropriate sources, and write a substantive essay that supports their thesis with persuasive evidence.<\/p>\n

About the instructor:<\/strong> Jack Dougherty, Professor of Educational Studies at Trinity College, specializes in the history and policy of education in the metropolitan United States. He received his Ph.D. in educational policy studies, with a minor in U.S. history, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. See his personal website\u00a0to book an appointment: http:\/\/jackdougherty.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Teaching Assistant:\u00a0<\/strong>Emily Schroeder ’20, Ed Studies and Neuroscience major.<\/p>\n

Required books:<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Dana Goldstein, The Teacher Wars: A History of America\u2019s Most Embattled Profession<\/i> (New York: Anchor, 2015). ISBN\u00a0978-0-345-80362-7<\/p>\n

Paul Tough, Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada\u2019s Quest to Change Harlem and America<\/i> (Boston: Mariner Books, 2009).\u00a0ISBN 978-0-547-24796-0<\/p>\n

If your last name is A-K<\/span>:\u00a0David S. Cecelski, Along Freedom Road: Hyde County, North Carolina, and the Fate of Black Schools in the South<\/i> (The University of North Carolina Press, 1994).\u00a0ISBN 978-0-8078-4437-3<\/p>\n

OR if last name is L-Z<\/span>:\u00a0Constance Curry, Silver Rights<\/i>: The story of the Carter family\u2019s brave decision to send their children to an all-white school and claim their civil rights. (<\/em>Harvest Books, 1996; or reissued edition by Algonquin Books, 2014). ISBN 978-1-61620-559-1<\/p>\n

Additional digital readings are linked below, and I will discuss options for print copies.<\/p>\n

Schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n

(always check for instructor’s updates; important changes will appear\u00a0in red<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Week 1: Mon Jan 28 in class – Overview & Introduction to Common School Reform<\/h4>\n