SED 110 - Found’ns of Education & School Law (Education)

3 Credit(s)

The purpose of this course is to examine the foundational underpinnings of education in the United States. As an introduction to teaching and learning, it is designed for education majors and non-majors alike, and the general intent is to present interpretive uses of knowledge germane to education through normative and critical reflection of its global, historical, and philosophical contexts. Other activities emphasize the role of schooling in cultivating the habits necessary for democratic citizenship, including efforts to secure equitable social relations, as well as trends in state certification and school law. Fieldwork experience. Tubercular check, Act 33 Child Abuse, Act 34 Criminal Record check, Act 114 FBI Federal Criminal History Record, and PDE-6004 (Arrest or Conviction Report and Certification Form) required. Fall and spring semesters.