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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Spring 2025 |
| Registration ID | EDUCH260B001 |
| Course Title | Reconceptualizing Power in Education |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Education |
| Instructor | Wilson,Chanelle |
| Times and Days | MW 02:30pm-03:55pm
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2343 The systematic critical exploration of the influence of power in education requires attention and re-conceptualization; this course investigates the following question: how can power be redistributed to ensure equitable educational outcomes? We will examine the production of transformative knowledge, arguing the necessity for including creativity and multi-disciplinary collaboration in contemporary societies. Supporting studentsÂ’ pursuit of a politics of resistance, subversion, and transformation will allow for the rethinking of traditional education. We will also center the intersections between race, class, gender, sexuality, language, religion, citizenship status, and geographic region, assessing their impact on teaching and learning. Weekly fieldwork required.; Approach: Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC); Power, Inequity, and Justice (PIJ); Major Writing Requirement: Writing Attentive; Counts towards: Africana Studies; Praxis Program Div: I; Social Justice, Social Science (; Hav: SJ, SO) |
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