DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes.
Education and Social Justice
EDUC 496
Fall 2015
From the syllabus:
Course Description

The course is a study of justice in education, the implications of justice for the life and dignity of the human person, and the application of justice to education and equity, particularly in service of the poor and vulnerable. Significant discussion of possible theories of justice will lead to elaborating how schools and other educational institutions achieve social justice through systems, services, and actions to promote human welfare and the realization of human potential. The consideration of important social movements will illuminate the foundational notions and development of thought about social justice. Understanding and reflection on the impact of systems, institutions, and policy on students, educators, and societies will lead to articulating steps to promote human rights and responsibilities.

 

Course Objectives

  1. Develop a method for making ethically sound decisions in education, and critically assess ethics cases, following an explication of ethical theories and principles and an analysis of the ethical issues facing school stakeholders.

  2. Identify possible theories of justice and elaborate how schools and other educational institutions can achieve social justice through systems, services, and actions to promote human welfare and the realization of human potential.

  3. Articulate the implications of justice for the life and dignity of the human person, and the application of justice to education and equity, particularly in service of the poor and vulnerable; critique how important social movements advance social justice.

  4. Analyze the impact of systems, institutions, and policy on students, educators, and societies, and then synthesize and evaluate consequent steps to promote human rights and responsibilities.

  5. Identify and apply specific approaches to creating an ethical community on a school campus and within a school system; prepare a needs analysis and an action plan for creating such an ethical community on a school campus. 

DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes.