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Educ 308: Cities, Suburbs and Schools
\n<\/strong>Spring 2016 seminar, Mondays 1:15-3:55pm from Jan 29-May 2, 2016
\nAustin Arts Center room 231, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
\nMap\u00a0to our classroom<\/a>\u00a0— visitor’s map of Trinity campus<\/a><\/p>\n

Instructor:\u00a0<\/strong>Jack Dougherty, Professor\u00a0of Educational Studies
\nPersonal website<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0email<\/a>, and\u00a0online appointment calendar<\/a><\/p>\n

Jump to: Week 1<\/a>: Jan 25 —\u00a0Week 2<\/a>: Feb 1 —\u00a0Week 3<\/a>: Feb 8 —\u00a0Week 4<\/a>: Feb 15 —\u00a0Week 5<\/a>: Feb 29 — Week 6<\/a>: March 7 — Week 7<\/a>: March 21 — Week 8<\/a>: March 28 — Week 9<\/a>: April 4 — Week 10<\/a>: April 11 — Week 11<\/a>: April 18 — Week 12<\/a>: April 25 — Week 13<\/a>: May 2 — Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n

Description: <\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Our\u00a0upper-level undergraduate seminar operates as a team research workshop on cities, suburbs, and schooling. To develop our skills with qualitative, quantitative, and historical methods, we closely read other studies and conduct our own small-scale research in metropolitan Hartford. As a community-learning seminar, we partner with local groups and share our findings and stories on the public web. \u00a0Prerequisite: Ed 200 or the Cities Program or permission of instructor. (Cross-listed with American Studies and Public Policy & Law.) Enrollment limited to 20.<\/p>\n

This semester our theme is\u00a0School Choice and Civil Rights<\/em>. We begin with present-day debates over\u00a0public school choice as a reform strategy in the Hartford region, and go back in time to understand its historical roots\u00a0in civil rights\u00a0activism over discriminatory housing and schooling. Our seminar will work on\u00a0three research projects:<\/p>\n

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  1. How do school choice programs communicate with families in the Hartford area?<\/li>\n
  2. What does public school enrollment data reveal about\u00a0choice in Connecticut?<\/del><\/li>\n
  3. How do housing mobility program advocates\u00a0communicate their policy goals\u00a0in the Connecticut legislative arena?<\/li>\n
  4. How have discriminatory barriers and civil rights activism evolved\u00a0in the Hartford area, and how do we share\u00a0meaningful histories and teaching ideas on the public web?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This semester we will share our research drafts for feedback with our “Sister Seminar” at Yale University: Cities, Suburbs, and School Choice<\/a>, taught by Professor Mira Debs. See our Trinity-Yale GDoc Organizer http:\/\/bit.ly\/TrinityYale2016<\/a><\/p>\n

    Also, guest evaluators for our historical web essays\u00a0are: Jasmin Agosto (Trinity ’10 and NYU Gallatin MA ’15<\/a>), an artist\/activist\/historical researcher\u00a0in Hartford; and Glenn Mitoma<\/a>, a professor of human rights and education, and director of the Dodd Research Center at UConn.<\/p>\n

    For each session, students must bring a laptop for in-class writing, peer editing, and data analysis.\u00a0Contact me if you need to borrow my spare Chromebook. Most readings\u00a0will be made available in digital and paper formats.<\/p>\n

    Schedule<\/h2>\n

    (Subject to change; asterisk* = more to come; revisions marked in red.)<\/p>\n

    Week 1: Jan 25<\/strong>
    \nHow do\u00a0Hartford parents experience the public school choice application process?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n