EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS (EF)
EF 200. School and Society.
An introductory study of schooling as the principal institution by which American society educates its citizens for life in a democratic social order. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education Program; Secondary Block I; US 105 or US 107; PS 103. Corequisite: Secondary Block II. (2)
EF 400. Seminar in Educational Issues for Student Teachers.
A seminar connecting student teaching and current educational issues in American schooling, requiring completion of MOSTEP porfolio. Prerequisite: Secondary Blocks I, II, & III. Corequisite: Student teaching. (1)
EF 440. Contemporary Issues in Education.
Course will provide students with an overview of current national and state educational issues, including political, legal, sociological and others that are of current interest and concern. (3)
EF 590. Foundation of Curriculum Development.
An exploration of the school curriculum; consideration will be given to the foundations, principles and issues, and the leadership needed to guide curriculum planning through curricular evaluation. For alternative certification only. (3)
EF 591. History of American Education.
An examination of education in America from the colonial period to the present, focusing on educational ideas and practices in the context of American social and intellectual history. For alternative certification only. (3)
EF 592. Philosophy of Education.
A study of the nature of philosophical inquiry in education. Course includes consideration of traditional and contemporary educational thought and the philosophical analysis of the problems of education For alternative certification only. (3)
EF 596. Education in American Society.
An examination of education in the social structure of America concentrating on the social forces that affect education in a pluralistic society and on the educational functions of schools and other social institutions. For alternative certification only. (3)
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