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EDUCATION AND GENDER SYLLABUS SPRING, 2005
Day and
Time:
Mondays,
4:30
P.M. to 6:50 P.M.
Instructor: David Bills Office: N446 Lindquist Center Office Phone: (319) 335-5366 Office Hours: TBA
This course examines the sociology of gender in educational settings. We shall examine such issues as unequal access to schooling, adolescent culture, the gendered nature of higher education, and single-sex schooling. The course treats gender as a fundamental base of social inequality. The literature on education and gender is vast and growing rapidly. We can do little more than sample this literature in one semester. The syllabus is a general guide, and we may depart from it as we go along. We may reschedule a few class sessions. The course will be run as a seminar, with students taking considerable responsibility for class readings and classroom discussion. Class activities will vary from day to day, ranging from lectures to open discussions to student presentations. Students will be active participants in the course. You are encouraged and expected to ask questions, raise issues, and otherwise contribute to classroom discussion. You must do all of the reading on time. Your grade will be based on several short (3-5 pages) written assignments, a more extended research paper, and your presentation of the research paper to the class. I shall also take into account the quality of your overall participation. I am not obligated to accept late assignments. I shall accept serious attempts to rewrite papers with no penalty. In the shorter papers, you should demonstrate that you understand the major issues at stake in the particular area. Your paper should be significantly more than simply a summary of the reading. The papers should be critical and analytical, searching for points of contention or agreement among different authors, identifying crucial theoretical and empirical points, and discussing the broader implications. I shall talk more about this in class. Your research paper should be presented in a style suitable for submission to a scholarly journal. It should follow the general format and structure of a research paper in your field, including a title page, abstract, and bibliography. You should turn it in on both disk and as hard copy. A one‑page proposal of your research paper is due on February 21, 2005. I shall talk about all of this more in class. Back to Syllabus Navigator | Back to Top of Page You should purchase the following books from either the Iowa Memorial Union Bookstore or online (e.g., through www.Amazon.com): Bank, Barbara J. and Harriet M. Yelon. 2003. Contradictions in Women's Education: Traditionalism, Careerism, and Community at a Single-Sex College. New York: Teachers College Press. Eder, Donna, Catherine Colleen Evans, and Stephen Parker. 1994. School Talk: Gender and Adolescent Culture. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. Epstein, Cynthia Fuchs. 1988. Deceptive Distinctions: Sex, Gender and the Social Order. New Haven: Yale University Press. Thorne, Barrie. 1993. Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. Willis, Paul E. 1977. Learning to Labour: How Working Class Kids Get Working Class Jobs. Westmead, England: Saxon House. Back to Syllabus Navigator | Back to Top of Page Readings: Most of the readings are available on electronic reserve through the University of Iowa's Psychology Library. If readings are not on electronic reserve, then they are either directly linked to an Adobe PDF file or to an online journal article. The following instructions explain how to access readings that are posted electronically via the University of Iowa's Psychology Library (NOTE: you must have your student Hawk ID to access these):
Back to Syllabus Navigator | Back to Top of Page I have listed several recommended readings on the syllabus schedule (see below and the recommended readings link here). This is an extremely selective list and only scratches the surface of what is available. I think many of these will be useful to you as you prepare your research projects, and I encourage you to pursue some of them. Back to Syllabus Navigator | Back to Top of Page So that I can set up a listserv and stay in contact with you over the semester, please e-mail me immediately following the first class session, so that I can capture your e-mail address. You will receive many of your assignments and other course information via this listserv and are responsible for all material that is communicated over the listserv. Back to Syllabus Navigator | Back to Top of Page I would like to hear from anyone who has a disability that may require some modification of the seating, testing, or other class requirements so that appropriate arrangements may be made. Please see me after class or during my office hours. From this online syllabus, I have linked two short documents. These are "Policy on Student Academic Misconduct" and "Student Complaint Procedures." Please take a few minutes to read these. This course is given by the College of Education. This means that class policies on matters such as requirements, grading, and sanctions for academic dishonesty are governed by the College of Education. Students wishing to add or drop this course after the official deadline must receive the approval of the Dean of the College of Education. Details of the University policy of cross enrollments may be found at: http://www.uiowa.edu/~provost/deos/crossenroll.doc. Finally, please feel free to stop in or call anytime throughout the semester if you need additional assistance or instruction. Back to Syllabus Navigator | Back to Top of Page
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