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This course focuses on the relationships between education and schooling and a variety of social, institutional, economic, and cultural changes.  We will consider how broader trends affect the structure and purpose of educational systems, how changes within education affect the wider society, how systems of schooling themselves change, and the prospects for planned change within systems of schooling. 

Class activities will vary from day to day, ranging from lectures to open discussions to panel 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. 

For the class to work effectively, all of the reading must be done on time.  The reading load will vary somewhat from week to week, but regardless of the volume you should read everything carefully and critically.

Your grade will be based on several short (3-5 pages) written assignments, a research paper, and your overall participation.  The instructor is under no obligation to accept late assignments.  REWRITES may be handed in, too.

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 September 19th.  I will talk about all of this more in class.