Social Contexts of Early Childhood Education
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Overview
Subject area
EDC
Catalog Number
316
Course Title
Social Contexts of Early Childhood Education
Department(s)
Description
A required multidisciplinary course for prospective early childhood teachers. Perspectives from such academic disciplines as philosophy, history, sociology, anthropology, political science, and economics are brought to bear on early childhood education in its relationships with contemporary society and with later education. The major purpose of this course is to bring the student to an understanding, through readings and reflection on the student teaching experience, of how values, attitudes, and structures in society as a whole influence the education of young children.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Course Attributes
METC - ME_TCED_1 (Social Foundations), METS - ME_TSED_1 (Social Foundations), METK - ME_TKED_1 (Social Foundations)
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
029957