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COURSE SYLLABUS 

Education 240: Social Issues in Education 

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Faculty of Education 

Simon Fraser University 

Fall 1976 

Instructor: Dr. June Wyatt 

Roan 220, Building #2 

Education Buildings 

Tutorial Leaders: Susana Cogan 

Mark Germaine 

Wendy Young 

Lectures: Monday and Wednesday - September 8th to Dec. 1st. 

10:30-11:20 a.m. 

A.Q. 

Objectives: 

'lb examine contemporary social controversies about the way 

schools should operate - should they reflect and reinforce social 

relationships outside of the school or should they attempt to 

alter these; is the latter possible. 

What rights do students, parents and teachers have in determining 

what goes on in schools, what rights should they have? In what 

ways do the expectations of these groups and of individuals within 

these groups conflict. 

What rights do religious, linguistic and cultural minority groups 

have? 

Required Reading: These texts will provide students with a common 

core of knowledge and camion frames of reference. The book by 

Cusick 

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should be read in its entirety. Only 

certain sections of the others will be required. The books 

should be read in approximately the following order: 

Cusick, Phillip Inside High School. 

Martell, George Politics of the Canadian Public School. 

Elsenberg & MacQueen Don't Teach That. 

Phi Delta Kappan Moral Education. 

Cazden, Courtney Functions of Language in the Classroom. 

Gross and Gross Radical School Reform. 

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Lecture Topics 

I. The School and Society: Pole and Functions 

a)

Goals and Purposes 

b)

Socialization 

c)

Conflicts in Public Expectations 

d)

Schools: Agents of Change or Upholders of the Status Quo 

II. The School as a Social Institution 

a)

The Pole of the Teacher-Teacher Expectations 

b)

The Pole of the Student-Student Expectations 

c)

The Hidden Curriculum 

d)

ISSUE: Sex role stereotyping 

III. ISSUE: Rights in School 

a)

Nature of Rights-Carinunity and Societal Interests, Compulsory Education 

b)

Student Rights 

c)

Parent Rights 

d)

Teacher Rights 

IV. ISSUE: Equality of Educational Opportunity 

a)

Finances 

b)

Curriculum 

c)

Teacher Preparation 

V. ISSUE: The Struggle for Control 

a)

Centralization vs. Local Control 

b)

Neighborhood/Camiunity Schools 

c)

Religious, Linguistic, Cultural Minorities 

VI. ISSUE: Pluralism and Education 

a)

Academically deficient or culturally different? 

b)

Canpensatory Education 

c)

Multiculturalism: Melting pot or mosaic? 

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Expectations: 

I. Tutorial Participation: 65% of grade. 

Each member of a tutorial will participate in all discussions 

and will serve as a leader in one 

Discussion groups will be small - approx. 5 people per group. 

45% of grade for your role as leader. 

20% of grade for your role as participant. 

The following will serve as foci for discussion: 

1.

Martell 

2.

Phi Delta Kappan & Dcnt' Teach that: Moral Education. 

3.

Cazden - Cultural & Linguistic Differences 

4.

Gross & Gross - Alternatives 

Format 

A. As discussion leader you are responsible for 

1.

Seeking out different points of view expressed in the 

readings. 

2. Formulating discussion questions based on readings and 

making sure that members of the group have these one 

week before the discussion. 

3.

Assigning readings to discussion group members one week 

ahead of the discussion. 

4. Directing the discussion. 

5.

Writing up a report on the discussion. 

Criteria for Evaluating Report 

1.

Clarity of writing, organization, presentation. 

2.

Clarity in focussing on and highlighting issues. 

(The report is not a series of "book reports" or summaries but 

an analysis of the ways in which readings and discussions 

highlighted issues.) 

The report should be no longer than 8 pages and should include 

1.

The questions you used to guide discussion with an explanation 

of why you formulated these questions. How are the questions 

related to what you read? 

2.

A statement of the issues. You should report not only 

on what happened in the discussion group but your own 

analysis of the issues. 

3.

A statement of different points ofview as expressed 

in readings. 

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B. As discussion participant you are responsible for: 

1.

Doing readings assigned by leader. 

2.

Handing in a 2 page account of each discussion 

(5 points per account) in which you describe the main 

issues, what you read and how it related to the 

discussion. 

II. FINAL EXPM:

35% of grade. 

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