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    1MON FRASER UNIVERSITY 16
    Spring Semester 2002 ?
    EDUC 240 - 3
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    Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco, Ph.D.
    Social Issues in Education
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    Office: EDB 9501
    Phone: 291-3395
    Friday 10:30-12:20 in AQ 3153
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    D01.00 ?
    E-mail: francisco-ibanez@shaw.ca
    plus tutorial
    PREREQUISITE
    None.
    DESCRIPTION
    This course introduces students -- both in 'cool' and conventional ways -- to a number of
    sociocultural issues that surround local/global education today. 'Education' is reviewed in its
    broadest sense as
    praxis
    both in and 'out' of traditional institutional walls. One of the goals is to
    encourage fruitful dialogues and 'critical thinking'; it is not to provide a reassuring list of facts and
    solutions /outcomes. Come prepared to voice an informed opinion and challenge your own
    assumptions.
    What do you need to participate? To be receptive to various perspectives and thoughts on
    educational issues. If you can imagine connections between teaching children, youth, and adults, and
    critical theory, postmodernism, gender, AIDS, technology, literacy, youth violence/ drug and alcohol
    use, E.S.L., racism, bullying in the school yard, etc., you have already taken one step forward.
    COURSE WORK & EVALUATION
    • 30% Written responses to lecture/reading material.
    • 30% Mid-term take home exam on lecture and reading content
    • 30% Final Exam on lecture and reading content
    • 10% Participation in class activities, discussions, presentations, etc.
    Written responses must be two pages long, typed, double-spaced, 12 font. (4 written responses x
    7.5% each). They are to be handed to TAs in each meeting. They will be evaluated according to
    university criteria. Clear and creative exposition and association of ideas from media, textbooks, and
    personal experience is encouraged.
    Mid-term take home exam (one week to prepare, no extensions) on a selection of topics provided.
    Students will develop one three page short academic essay.
    REQUIRED READING
    EDUC 240 Custom course reader.
    THIS COURSE MAY BE APPLIED TOWARD THE CERTIFICATE OF LIBERAL ARTS

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