HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, AND SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION (BEF)

Professor John Petrovic, Program Coordinator
Office: 323c Graves Hall

BEF 360 Social and Psychological Foundations of Education. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: PY 101 or HD 101.

An examination of the foundations of education in a modern democratic society and the critical project of promoting social justice through schooling. Attention is also paid to how theories of human nature and the social good shape distinctive philosophies of education.

BEF 362 School, Culture, and Society. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: HD 101 or PY 101.

An examination of the foundations of education in a modern democratic society and the critical project of promoting social justice through schooling. Attention is also paid to how theories of human nature and the social good shape distinctive philosophies of education.