Credit
3 semester hours
Prerequisites
None
Course Description
This course will focus on the limits and
possibilities of schooling to provide an educational experience
which is equitable and academically excellent- what do schools do,
what can schools do and what should schools do? We will
also address the various theories and functions of schooling, the
development of American education , the meritocratic hypothesis and
changing conceptions of Equality of Educational Opportunity.
Attention will also be directed to various theories that attempt to
explain unequal academic achievement in the schools.
For further information please call Dr.
George Ansalone 990-1919 or email.
Textbooks
Required reading The Limits and Possibilities of Schooling,
Christopher Hem, Allyn and Bacon Press, 3 rd., 0-205-14200-1
Required reading
A packet of articles will be included on the website &
or available from
your instructor.
Please email instructor for
information.
Also note, students taking online courses get free
shipping on textbooks ordered through the
St. John's University Bookstore -- choose
‘Queens/Bartilucci/Online"’ as your campus when ordering your books
online and put the words "DISTANCE LEARNING" in
the comment section. If you encounter any problems
ordering online, please email 0065mgr@fheg.follett.com,
or call the bookstore at 718-969-6032.
Instructor
George Ansalone
(Summer Full Term)
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