ECS 200 - Constructions of the Student, Learner and the School

This course allows pre-service teachers to critically engage with the diverse ways in which the student, the learner and the school have been constructed at specific historical moments. Through an examination of the historical, philosophical, ethical and political roots underlying these ‘constructs’, students will analyse how dominant ideas about students, learners and schools impact and shape both educational institutions and their own practice. Particular attention will be paid to the ways in which Canada’s colonial legacy has affected both the educational paradigm and practice within schools.

ECS 200 will also survey schools of thought regarding intersectionality, human development, diversity theory, anti-oppression / decolonizing pedagogy and methods of differentiation within classroom practice. This course will also include an alternative community service placement, through which readings and content will be evaluated and discussed.

PREREQUISITES: ECS 100 and ECS 110

Credits
3.00
ECS 200
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