EDAD 7072 - Education & Development in Developing Countries

Interdisciplinary course focuses on the role of learning systems in changing developing societies; historical and ethnographic studies of pre-colonial, colonial, and post-independence education; and education and training as tools for contemporary change and socioeconomic development. What are the implications of these for any given educational setting? Who are marginalized by the way we conduct education? What is the individual¿s responsibility in building a community? How is education connected with Development and vice versa? The challenges posed to these traditions in an increasingly global world community in the 21st century are discussed. Designed not to answer questions but to question answers. This mode of thinking can create space for dialogue that will assist each of us to come to a fuller understanding of the role of education in our respective societies as well as the world at large.

Requisites

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

Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture

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