SOAN0351A-S19
Education and Social Policy
Education and Social Policy
School choice programs like charter and magnet schools are dramatically altering the educational landscape in the United States. In this course we will examine the premise that we can overcome the challenges of children living in poor neighborhoods by severing the traditional link between neighborhoods and schools and by providing access to extralocal high-quality schools. But who gets to exercise such choice? Does school choice result in better educational outcomes? We will also explore the relationship between school and neighborhood inequality. How do these two contexts work together to reproduce, intensify, or ameliorate spatial and educational inequities? 3 hrs. lect./disc. (Sociology)/
School choice programs like charter and magnet schools are dramatically altering the educational landscape in the United States. In this course we will examine the premise that we can overcome the challenges of children living in poor neighborhoods by severing the traditional link between neighborhoods and schools and by providing access to extralocal high-quality schools. But who gets to exercise such choice? Does school choice result in better educational outcomes? We will also explore the relationship between school and neighborhood inequality. How do these two contexts work together to reproduce, intensify, or ameliorate spatial and educational inequities? 3 hrs. lect./disc. (Sociology)/
- Term:
- Spring 2019
- Location:
- Twilight Hall 301(AXT 301)
- Schedule:
- 9:30am-10:45am on Tuesday, Thursday (Feb 11, 2019 to May 13, 2019)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Trinh Tran
- Subject:
- Sociology/Anthropology
- Department:
- Sociology/Anthropology
- Division:
- Social Sciences
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- AMR NOR SOC
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 22320
- Subject Code:
- SOAN
- Course Number:
- 0351
- Section Identifier:
- A