ITSF+5500+Education+across+the+Americas

Next Offered
Fall 2013

Professor
Regina Cortina

Syllabus
Not available

Course Description
In this graduate seminar, students will be introduced to education and social issues in Latin America and the Caribbean since the consolidation of national systems of public education during the twentieth century. Using theoretical perspectives drawn from development studies, globalization and comparative education, the course will include case studies of individual nations as well as issues embracing the region as a whole. Topics will include social and political dimensions of education, ethnicity and academic achievement, women’s education and social change, teacher preparation, student movements and patterns of migration. Moreover, the effects of projects financed by international organizations will be evaluated in terms of improved access, teacher training and intercultural understanding within the education systems of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Review
Not available

Student contact information
Pablo Alfaro - pa2343@columbia.edu