Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
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EDU 370 History and Philosophy of American Education


A course designed to provide an overview of the leading ideas and institutional developments that have shaped the character of American education. Of particular interest are the influence of Puritanism on education, the rise of the public school movement, the legacy of John Dewey and the Progressive Movement, and the Christian school movement. Students will look at educational developments within their social, intellectual, and political contexts. Note: Pre-MAT students, with Graduate School approval, may enroll in EDU 550 instead of EDU 370 and receive graduate credit. Prerequisite(s): EDU 121  and junior standing or instructor approval. $6 fee. Spring semester. 3 hour(s). W.



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