B SC 502 Sociology of Education

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This course will explore the following questions: Why do Americans attend school? Why do some students learn more than others? How do schools perpetuate social inequality? How does the “culture” of a school shape the learning environment and how does that culture differ from one school to the next? How is the educational experience of students shaped by the “hidden curriculum”? How do other societies structure their schools and approach education differently than the United States?

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