EDAD 7071 - Comparative Cultures and Education

Focuses on studies in learning as a social process with emphasis on the non-Western experience among others. Aims at expanding students understanding of education through the examination of other approaches to educational thought and practice. Ultimate aim is to immensely enhance students understanding of their own traditions through a better understanding of educational traditions of other societies and cultures. Predisposes students to re-orient themselves and place them in positions to reexamine and critically reflect on their own traditions in somewhat different ways. Our increasing interdependence in a global context makes it imperative that we understand how other societies solve similar problems in education. Among the countries and regions to be interrogated are Malaysia, Singapore, China, sub-Saharan Africa, Austria, U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Requisites

Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.

Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar

Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I