AMST 2710

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AMST 2710
America's Promise: Social and Political Context of American Education

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course is a blending of the Sociology of Education and Public Policy. Front and center in this course is the question of why consistent differential educational and economic outcomes exists in American society. We explore the broad sociological functions of schooling (socialization, sorting, caretaking, training) as well as local, state, and federal policies and court decisions.


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Outcomes

  • Recognize and interpret the sociological function(s) of American Schools (e.g., socializer, sorter, trainer, and caretaker) as well as its role as a change agent, an equalizer, and reproducer of society's inequalities.
  • Integrate education into the major public policy issues in American society.
  • Learn the legal framework and justification for local, state, and federal roles in public and private schooling.
  • Develop a critical understanding of both schools and the critics of schools.
  • Evaluate how schools and communities respond to the multitude of societal, private, and governmental pressures.

Distribution Category (SSC-AS)

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •  9182 AMST 2710   LEC 001

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    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9183 AMST 2710   DIS 201

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    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Sipple, J

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    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Sipple, J

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  •  9185 AMST 2710   DIS 203

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    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Sipple, J

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  •  9186 AMST 2710   DIS 204

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    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9187 AMST 2710   DIS 205

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    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person