Socio-Cultural Context of Learning and Development
ED3655 / 4 q.h.
This course examines learning, teaching, and scholastic development from a socio-cultural theoretical perspective that includes situated learning theory and activity theory. It examines learning achievement and social development of children and youth in culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse educational settings. The theme of this examination is that that people learn, achieve, and develop as participants in cultural communities. Using the theoretical frameworks of socio-cultural theory, situated learning theory, and activity theory, the course develops an understanding of schools as cultural communities and social environments. This understanding is applied to interpreting the personal and scholastic development in young people in diverse settings, and examines those practices that promote the development of literacy, numeracy, and other academic proficiencies, as well as the identity formation of young people in these settings. Using the case of the African-American experience in the United States, the course offers a systematic account of socialization and cultural practices necessary for achievement and full development of all learners of culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Term: Winter
Dates: 2/17 to 3/28
Instructor: Staff
Campus: Online
Cost: $1592.00
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