School of Education

NEW COURSE!

Curriculum for Multicultural Education

Zeus Leonardo
Associate Professor of Education, University of California, Berkeley

EDUC 5445, 3 semester hours, Section 601, Class No. 17139
Session F: July 22-August 2, 2013
Analyzes curriculum programs and examines principles that inform innovation for education of diverse students at all school levels. Includes topics of ethnic, racial, socio-economic, linguistic, and gender diversity.

Professor Leonardo received his PhD in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles. His current research interests involve the study of ideologies and discourses in education with respect to change. Much of his work is interdisciplinary and draws insights from sociology, contemporary philosophy, and cultural studies. In particular, he engages critical theories to inform his analysis of the relationship between schooling and social relations, such as race, class, culture, and gender. His research is informed by the premise that educational knowledge should promote the democratization of schools and society. He is an Affiliated Faculty Member of the Critical Theory Designated Emphasis at UC Berkeley.

Professor Gandara is not able to come to Boulder this summer. However, EDUC 5445 is still being offered.

Curriculum for Multicultural Education

Patricia Gándara
Professor of Education, University of California, Los Angeles
Co-Director, The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles

EDUC 5445, 3 semester hours, Section 601, Class No. 17139
Session F: July 22-August 2, 2013
Focuses on the Latino education crisis and the role of the teacher in responding to this crisis. The 2009 monograph, The Latino Education Crisis: The Consequences of Failed Social Policies, serves as a launching point for discussion. The course will touch on a series of topics including the state of Latino education K-postsecondary; the role of out-of-school factors in producing these outcomes (e.g., poverty, immigration status, segregation and isolation, parental education, and experience with the U.S. education system); the role of language–how big of a factor is it; the role of education systems-curriculum, teacher preparation, assessment, accountability; and college preparation and access. Analyzes curriculum programs and examines principles that inform innovation for education of diverse students at all school levels. Includes topics of ethnic, racial, socio-economic, linguistic, and gender diversity.

Patricia Gándara received her PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Since 1990 Gándara has been a Professor of Education in the University of California system. She was co-Director of PACE (Policy Analysis for California Education), a University of California, Stanford University, and University of Southern California consortium, and is currently co-Director of the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles. She is extensively published and an outstanding classroom teacher.