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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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EDUCATION 240-3
SOCIAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION ?
(D2.O0)
Fall Semester, 1991
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Instructor: Frank Koop
Friday
Location: Fort Nelson Campus
OBJECTIVES
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To encourage students to develop a more profound understanding of schooling as a
social institution.
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To study the effects current social issues are having on the structure and function of
the school systems across Canada and particularly in B.C.
3.
To apply informed analytical skills to former notions about schooling and to think
creatively about the application of recent research in education.
PROCEDURE
The course will consist of: lectures by both the instructor and selected guests, group
discussions and analyses of pertinent topics, issues and ideas, a panel discussion by
representatives of a variety of local stakeholders in our school system, and the use of
other resources such as films, etc. that will stimulate discussion and promote the
broadening of our perspective on issues impacting on educational institutions.
TOPICS
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Accommodating a Cultural Mosaic in Education
- Economic Imperatives
- Values Education
- Human Rights Issues
- Ownership of Education - Public/Private
- Technological Impacts
- Demands of the Stakeholders
- Professionalism of Educators
- Educating for Tomorrow - "year 2000" document
- Equal Opportunity in Education
- Educating for Responsible Citizenship
READING MATERIALS
Rana Ghosh & Douglas Ray, Eds. Social Change and Education in Canada. Toronto:
Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Canada, 1987.
BC Ministry of Education. (1990). Year 2000: A Framework for Learning.