SOC 340 - Education in African American Society (=EDU 340)

This seminar explores the social and historical forces shaping the education of people of African descent in the United States from slavery to the 21st century. We will examine values, beliefs, and perspectives on education across gender and class lines, individual and group efforts toward building educational institutions and organizations, hidden or forgotten educational initiatives and programming, and cross-cultural projects to promote literacy and achievement in African-American society.

Prerequisites & Notes
Provides a distribution credit in the social sciences.   Counts toward thecultural diversity requirement, Education Concentration and Ethnic Studies Concentration.