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Dec 04, 2024
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FSA 326 - Democratic Models of Urban Schooling Examines varied models of public school structure, both in the United States and international contexts. Topics include democratic governance in schools, school design, freedom in schooling, urban alternative schools, identity-focused schools and free schools. Prerequisite: FSA 103. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code C = offered at least once every two years
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Compare and contrast the varied arguments surrounding the relationship between democratic citizenship and public schooling.
- Predict and draw conclusions about the relationship between school model design and educational outcomes for children and youth in urban social and geographic contexts.
- Compare and contrast a variety of progressive and alternative school models employed in urban contexts, and draw conclusions about their strengths and areas for growth (e.g. project-based learning schools, thematic-focus schools, identity-based focus schools, Africentric schools, free schools).
- Identify key components of new school models offered in international contexts, and draw conclusions about comparative aspects of contemporary international alternative education.
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