EDD 8849 Diversity in the Classroom

This course will examine organizational and professional access and equity in the contexts of culture, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, ability, and gender—viewing these contexts through connections among divisions of labor, class structures, power relationships, group marginalization, cultural images, residential patterns, health, family life, employment, education, and values. In addition to the challenges related to diversity, participants will also explore aspects of diversity as potential assets in creating rich and productive professional environments. Students will then apply the knowledge they gain from these explorations to the framing, analysis, and generation of solutions to contemporary educational problems.

Registration Name

Diversity in the Classroom

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

Athens: Fall

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to: 

1. Identify systems of power and their impact on educational opportunities and environments. 
2. Examine contemporary case studies related to inclusive practices in education. 
3. Investigate problems of practice in one’s local school context related to inclusivity.