EDUC 160

Urban Education

Designed to enhance students' knowledge of urban schooling, especially related to dynamics of race, class, and culture. Along with a Service Learning component in urban schools, provides analysis of the following: historical, socioeconomic, and political factors influencing urban education; the distribution of opportunity in cities and their schools; and effective instructional organizational practices that close the achievement gap, including the development of positive school cultures and the use of community services and resources.

Units: 3.0