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Instructors: Univ. Prof. Dr. Winfried Herget
Event type:
online: Practice class
Displayed in timetable as:
05.866.211
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
4,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Registration group: AS 211
Priority scheme: Senatsrichtlinie
Requirements / organisational issues:
B.A.-students - please note:
This is the Cultural Studies IV course - NOT the lecture (same title)! DO NOT REGISTER FOR THE CS IV AND THE LECTURE!
Documents relating to the lecture course will be discussed in more detail.
CS IV can only be taken in conjunction with the lecture course but students can only earn credit for either the lecture course or Culture Studies.
Contents:
Ever since the founding of the U.S., the notion that education provides equal opportunity to all Americans has been a tenet of American ideology. In the 20th century education was considered a prerequisite for upward mobility by the middle classes. The lecture series will trace this idea in the history of the American education system and discuss its shaping forces. How did the functions of schools and colleges change, which (political or social) purposes should the educational process serve? How did racial inequality or the zip code (the neighborhood were a student lived) affect the performance. What are the effects of “No Child Left Behind” and the controversy over affirmative action?
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