WMST 303 - Education, Gender and Race

Units: 3

Explores the relationships between education, gender, and race/ethnicity. Course content will include such issues as identity development in girls and boys; controversies about gender, race, and education; feminist theories about learning and teaching; social stratification in schools; and pedagogical methods designed to empower all students through education. Using contemporary case studies, students will examine multiple dimensions of school life-such as formal and informal curricula, student-teacher relationships, and the social construction of teaching-for their gendered and racialized components.

Satisfies GE area: DD