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    EDUC 240 - SOCIAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION
    Fall '74
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    Dr. June Wyatt
    Those things termed social issues in education reflect disa-
    greements about the relationship between schools and society.
    Debates about these issues generate plans for reform of the educa-
    tional system as well as defenses of the status quo. At the core
    of the debates is concern over whether planned change (in schools
    or societies) is possible or desireable and in what direction it can
    or ought to go.
    By viewing the interaction of school and society in a variety
    of sociocultural settings we may begin to see what the possible
    relationships between schools and society are; thereby gaining
    perspective on current issues in the Canadian educational scene.
    These topics will be dealt with:
    1.
    What is schooling? What is education?
    2.
    Does the operation of schools in different social contexts
    differ in ends or only in means. Examples to be examined:
    schools in the kibbutz, in colonized countries, in Hutterite
    and Amish communities, in the USSR, in Canada. (see point 4).
    3.
    The above examples will be compared with reference to the role
    of the teacher, administrator, parent, child, community and
    government.
    4.
    Canada - A pluralistic society. What are the expectations for
    the educational system of the various sub groups comprising
    Canadian society? (recent immigrant, native, poor, French)
    5.
    To what extent is the community school movement a force for
    social change?
    6.
    The school as a society within a society.
    7.
    What are the critiques of North American education made by the
    radical reformers? (Illich, Freire, Reimer, Silberman, Herndon)
    What are the responses of the liberal defendants? (Broudie,
    Troost) Is there a viable middle ground?
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    1TION 240 -',,"Social Issues in
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    Fall 1974
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    Dr. J.Wyatt
    Guide to Assignment
    1. You are required to write a paper of no less than 10 and no more than 20
    typed pages on one of the topics (themes) listed below or on a topic of
    your choice. In either case your choice must be approved by your tutorial
    leader.
    2. The paper should be handed in during the week of November 4 to your tutorial
    leader. It can be handed in earlier but not later.
    3. Your paper should be based on your reading of at least 2 books and 5 articles.
    (The latter may be from journals or collections of readings.)
    4. 40% of your final grade will be based on this assignment.
    5. Your paper should:
    a-
    pin down the main points of each source you are writing about
    b-
    relate the main points of each source to each other
    c-
    identify the central issue(s) in your them or topic
    d-
    identify major points of agreement and disagreement
    e-
    identify suggestions which have been made to resolve disagreements
    6. Format: You nay fulfill the above requirements (a to e) by
    i- writing an individual analysis of each source (a) and a conclusion (3 to 6
    pages long) in which you fulfill requirements b .to e.
    -or-
    ii-
    writing
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    in the more usual essay style in which a-e would be dealt with together
    throughout your paper.
    7. Criteria for Evaluation
    a- Choice of materials. How well you used the library resources, how well you
    have followed out leads
    b-Clarity of writing
    c- The degree to which you have gone beyond simply summarizing what you have read
    and have identified critical issues and themes. This criterion is relevant
    to point 5a above. Even if you choose to write an individual analysis of
    each source (6i) you should not stop at a summary of the source.
    Possible Topics
    - and books to start with
    1. Collective Education (Hostetler, Spiro, Bronfenbrenrr)
    2.
    Education in Third World countries (Freire, Peshkin, Wax)
    3.
    Minority Group Education (Kozol, King, Ryan, Kleinfeld)
    4.. Culturally different or disadvantaged? (Ryan, Valentine, William)
    5.
    Education and Poverty (Ryan)
    6. Status of women in education (BCF Finnigan)
    7.
    Alienation (Ken iston, Loken, Friedenberg)
    8.
    Youth Culture (Roszak, Farber)
    9.
    Teacher rights (Eddy, MacDonald, Brotxly)
    10.
    Ccmnunity rights (Kozol , Freire, Repo, Burton)
    11.
    Language and education (Cazden, Ryan)
    12.
    The School as a small society (Jackson, Broudy, Silberman)
    13.
    Alternative
    Schools (kozol, Brener, Burton , Neill, Glasser)
    14. The role of the
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    in education (Burton,Bron±reriner, Spiro)
    15.
    Consider sane of the criticism's of the Public School rtovennt by any two
    of the following: Glasser, Goodman, Neill, Reimer, Kozol, Illich, Silberman,
    Freire, Friedenberg, Jackson, Postman and Weingartner. Contrast with
    criticisms found in Broudy, Troost or journal articles. (if you use
    Broudys book you only need; 2 articlesto fulfill the requirem3nts.)

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