SOC 315 - Educational Justice

Institution:

Coastal Carolina University

Subject:

Sociology

Description:

(3)(Prereq: SOC 101 or SOC 102)This course explores the institution of education in the United States from a social justice perspective. Topics include the history of educational inequalities, standardized testing, tracking, school choice, and school funding. The course also explores race,class,and gender disparities in access to both high quality schooling and higher education. The course addresses ways in which education policies at the local, state, and federal levels have historically ameliorated or exasperated inequalities and how education can be used as an instrument for social justice and social change. Offered as needed.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Take SOC*101 or SOC*102;

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Department: Sociology; CEEB: 5837;

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.coastal.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 347-3161

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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