SOAN 20100. EDUCATION IN SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXT This course is designed to acquaint students with selected anthropological and sociological perspectives on the study of education. A central objective of the course is to communicate a comparative perspective on the educative process in our own and other societies and to sharpen awareness of socio-cultural influences on educational institutions. The first half of the course will use case studies of education in Africa and Asia, as well as of Amish schooling in the United States, to show how powerful historical, social, economic, and political forces shape teaching and learning in each location. We will also explore the rise and global spread of mass schooling and examine the continuities and discontinuities between formal schooling and informal learning in the family and community in each area. The second half of the course will closely examine the sociological and anthropological literature on schooling in the United States, including the teaching profession,
- Trainer/in: David McConnell