University of Pittsburgh School of Education

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Course Description - EDUC 2203

 

EDUC 2203 - ANTHROPOLOGY OF EDUCATION

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY IS PRESENTED AS AN INTERPRETIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE FOR DISCIPLINED INQUIRY INTO SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES, INCLUDING EDUCATION. EDUCATION IS VIEWED AS CULTURAL TRANSMISSION IN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY COMMUN ITIES AND SOCIETY. THE COURSE INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURE THEORY, ANTHROPOLOGICAL FIELD WORK, AND ETHNOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS.

Credits: 3

This course is not offered in the Summer 2010 (2107) or Spring 2010 (2104) or Fall 2009 (2101) terms.