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  The Graduate School of Education 2007-2009 Courses Graduate GSE Courses (15) Social Studies Education (257)  

Social Studies Education (257)

Graduate Courses (Social Studies Education 257)

15:257:560 Introduction to Social Studies Education (3)

Introduces concepts underlying instruction, development in curriculum and materials, and related topics.

Required of all graduate students in social studies education.
15:257:561 Analysis of Social Studies Curricula (3) Seminar on understanding, evaluating, and generating social studies curriculum, with a special focus on historical thinking and historiography.
15:257:563 Censorship in Social Studies Education (3) A seminar on theories, cases, and proposals regarding censorship in society and the schools; emphasis on social studies courses and the relation of academic freedom to censorship.
15:257:564 Social Studies in the Elementary School (3) The impact on the elementary school of new developments in social studies and new refinements in teaching of social studies; content, method, materials, and general curricular implications.
15:257:566 Liberty versus Equality in Education (3) Seminar on the values approach to equalizing educational opportunity; topics include school financing, student segregation, home and neighborhood backgrounds, and teacher expectations; ways of reducing inequality examined in light of the tension between the American values of liberty and equality.
15:257:568 Topics in Social Studies Education (3) Seminar focusing on a selected topic of current interest. Topics differ each time the course is offered. Consult instructor for description of topic under study. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
15:257:569 Civics, Citizenship, and Social Education (3) Explores the theory and practice of civic education in contemporary schooling; examines current and historical literature on the topic of civic education and engagement; and considers the shaping and negotiation of students' emerging civic identities within and across multiple contexts.
15:257:659 Research Problems in Social Studies Education (3) Problem areas in social studies education; relevant and potential research topics and appropriate methodologies of study. For doctoral students. Normally taken prior to 15:257:660.
15:257:660 Seminar in Social Studies Education Research (3) Current research in social studies education and development of research proposals. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
15:257:664 Social Studies Education Practicum (BA) Laboratory course. Develop and field test a sequence of materials in social studies. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
15:257:665 Independent Study in Social Studies Education (BA) Each student identifies and studies a substantive problem or issue in social studies education. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
 
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