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EDUCATION,
SCHOOLING, & SOCIETY elective courses described below ~
AFRICANA
STUDIES through POLITICAL SCIENCE
Africana
Studies
AFST
30849/ESS 30624 Survey
of Historical Developments in American Education: 1650-2010
McKenna
This course is an opportunity for students
from a variety of disciplines to familiarize themselves with
a lynchpin of US democracy - American schooling. The course
will begin with a focus on the political, social, and economic
factors impacting the emergence and evolution of American schooling
over the history of the nation. A special emphasis within the
evolution of American schooling will be placed on how a variety
of constituent groups - immigrants, Native Americans, and African-Americans
were, and often still are, educated separately and differently than
their "white" counterparts. Private and parochial education
will also be touched upon. This course is in no way meant to be an
exhaustive history of American schooling but an introduction into
the significant events in the history of American schooling and their
social, political, and economic influences. Students will garner
additional historical contexts to use when analyzing modern day educational
trends and issues in American education.
American Studies
AMST 30184/ESS 30591 Latinos in Chicagoland and Northern
Indiana: A Cultural History
Ruiz
Latinos have long contributed to the social fabric of the region
popularly known as "Chicagoland," which includes Northwestern
and North Central Indiana. From food to sports to politics to the
arts, Latinos have shaped and reshaped the local culture and formed
vibrant communities. However, Midwestern Latinos have been marginalized
by both local/regional approaches to history and by the field of
Latino studies, which tends to focus on the east and west coasts
and the U.S. Southwest. This interdisciplinary course will explore
Latino communities from Chicago to South Bend to better understand
how these communities fit into the broader Latino experience but
remain uniquely Midwestern. Some of the questions that we will ask
include: Why did Latinos settle in Chicagoland and Northern Indiana?
Why do new migrants keep coming? How has gentrification affected
urban Latino communities? How are individuals and organizations working
to improve the lives of migrant workers in rural areas? How do Latinos
contribute to the Chicago arts scene? The course will include several
site visits to community organizations and cultural institutions
throughout the region and will require students to collect an oral
history from a member of one of the communities encountered in class.
Anthropology
No Anthro classes for Spring 2010
COACHING EDUCATION PROGRAM
Coaching Education Program
Course work:
ESS 33606, ESS 33607, ESS 35608
The Coaching Education Program prepares students for coaching
at the youth sport and high school levels in public and private
school athletic programs as well as in community run programs. Through
the three courses in the Coaching Education Program, students will
learn about the philosophical, physical, social, medical, and psychological
elements of coaching. The coaching practicum course, ESS 35608,
will give students real-life coaching experience in local schools.
Upon completion of the three courses, students will be well prepared
to take the national coaching certification test through the American
Sport Education Program (ASEP).
The Coaching Education Program is offered through a collaboration
of the Department of Physical Education, the Play Like A Champion
Today™ Program in the Institute for Educational Initiatives,
and the ESS Minor (Education Schooling and Society).
The program consists of the following courses. (ESS 33606 and
ESS 33607 may be taken in any order.)
ESS 33606 Social Foundations of Coaching (1 credit)
Profs. Clark Power, Kristin Sheehan
Offered both semesters
This course examines how sports participation contributes to the
development of children and adolescents as integrated human beings.
We explore moral and motivational aspects of sports and the role
of the coach as a minister and teacher. Throughout the course,
we will reflect on Bart Giamatti's observation on the spiritual
nature of sports: "I believe we have played games and watched
games to imitate the gods, to become more godlike in our worship
of each other, and through those moments of transmutation, to
know for an instant what the gods know."
ESS 33607 Principles of
Coaching (1 credit)
Prof. Tom Kelly
Offered both semesters
This course is designed to provide principles and methods necessary
to become an effective coach at the youth and interscholastic levels.
The focus will include coaching philosophy, qualities for successful
leadership, strategies for effective and cohesive programs, developing
a sound understanding coaching philosophy at various levels, and
gaining an understanding of the art and science of coaching. This
course and ESS 33606 (Social Foundations of Coaching) are prerequisites
for ESS 35608, a practicum in coaching.
ESS 35608 Practicum in Coaching (3 credits)
Darin Thomas
Offered both semesters
Pre-requisites: ESS 33606, ESS 33607
The practicum involves supervised work experience in various athletic
settings. Students will demonstrate effective coaching through
the submission of evidence-based documentation. The practicum will
include classroom preparation and field exercises. Students must
complete both the principles and foundations courses before doing
the practicum.
Course Goals:
Supervised coaching experience in various sport settings. Students
will demonstrate effective coaching through a coaching practicum.
The practicum is designed to help aspiring coaches work with veteran
coaches to learn effective methods and demonstrate coaching skills
that will enable the athletes to achieve optimal performance.
Course Description:
The student will have directed supervision in coaching. The student
will pick a sport that s/he is interested in coaching. After
approval of the cooperating coach and the director of coaching,
the student will be granted a coaching practicum under direct
supervision of the cooperating coach/supervisor. Periodic interactive
meetings will be held to discussion the experience with other
students and experienced coaches.
Course requirements:
- Successful completion of all prerequisites classes: Principles
of Coaching (1 Credit) & Social Foundations of Coaching
(1 Credit).
- Students must complete a Coaching Practicum Application in
the semester prior to the semester they wish to do the field
experience. Submit the application to the Director of the Coaching
Practicum, Darin Thomas, at dthomas7@nd.edu. The application
is available in the P.E. department office or from Darin Thomas.
Deadlines: Spring semester - Nov 1
Fall
semester - March 15
Summer
(contact the director of coaching practicum)
- Students must be pre-approved by the Director of Coaching Practicum
to register for the practicum.
- At least 50 hours shall be spent in the practicum experience.
- Students must show evidence of CPR/first aid certification
before start of the course.
- The coaching practicum is required to qualify for the coaching
certification.
Please contact Darin Thomas, Director of Coaching Practicum if
you have questions.
Phone-574-631-2721
Email dthomas7@nd.edu
Office: 103 Rockne Memorial
Physical Education Dept
Education,
Schooling
& Society
ESS 30611 Tutoring in the Community
Masters
ESS 30611 is a one credit seminar for students who are tutoring in
the South Bend community. This seminar will provide tutors with an
opportunity to explore the social, economic, and cultural forces
that influence the lives of their students. Tutoring in the Community
will give tutors the tools they need to analyze beliefs and pedagogy,
improve instruction, and foster development in South Bend school
children in need.
ESS 30605 Educational Law and Policy
Schoenig
This course focuses on selected legal and policy issues related to
K-12 education in the United States. A central theme is the interection
of K-12 schooling and the state, with a particular focus on Constitutional
issues of religious freedom and establishment, student speech and
privacy, parental choice, educational opportunity, and education
reform trends such as charter schools and accountability measures.
ESS 30606 Doing Research in International Education
Chattopadhay
ESS 30609 - The Impact of Language,
Culture & Identity
on Educational Practices
Askildson
This course seeks to critically examine the interaction and integration
of language, culture and identity as they impact educational practices.
The course will provide a broad introduction and overview of linguistic
and cultural theory as they relate specifically to routines of
socialization and interaction in the construction and maintenance
of identity. Although much of the course will be devoted to American
cultural contexts - particularly in the area of educational practices
- our focus will be decidedly multicultural/lingual in scope. Topics
will include language politics & policy, models of sociolinguistic
interaction and variation, linguistic and cultural variables of
developmental socialization, linguistic standardization, approaches
to bilingual instruction, and a broad array of sociocultural influences
on educational practice - in addition to many others. While some
course content will require careful analysis of various theoretical
considerations, the thrust of our curriculum will move beyond the
conceptual in order to address discrete issues of application and
evaluation. As such, we will draw on contemporary illustrations
of course material whenever possible and incorporate both outside
fieldwork and guest speakers to elucidate the real-world impact
of language, culture and identity on education.
ESS 30621 Education Innovations in Diverse
Contexts of Poverty
Chattopadhay
This course will look at innovative educational interventions
for socio-economically disadvantaged children in diverse contexts
- both here in the United States, and internationally. Whether
it is the Comer model in New Haven CT, or Diversity Project in
Berkeley CA, or EDUCO schools in Nicaragua, or Pratham's community
based supplementary education programs for slum children in India;
the course will explore in-depth promising education interventions
for children and
adolescents growing up in poverty in a globalized world. The course
will aim to make students aware of the ways in which educators in
diverse contexts of poverty and inequality have conceptualized and
implemented empowering alternatives. In doing so, the course will
help students better understand what is possible in contexts of poverty,
and indeed what are the limits of the possible without any structural
change in society.
ESS 33602 - Multicultural Education in the New Millenium:
The Sociopolitical Context
Clark
The success or failure of students in school has been the subject
of much research and debate, particularly for students whose racial,
ethnic, linguistic, or social class backgrounds differ from that
of the dominant group. This course will focus on both the individual
experiences (psychological responses), and how societal and educational
structures, policies, and practices affect student learning. Students
will explore ways that teachers, individually and collectively,
can provide high quality education in spite of obstacles that may
get in the way. Multicultural education will be placed within a
broad sociopolitical context considering education, politics, society,
and economics.
ESS 33605 - Education and Development in a Global
Era
Chattopadhay
Forces of globalization are profoundly changing the experiences
and opportunity structures of young people in an increasingly interconnected
world. While there is a growing recognition that the knowledge-based
global economy requires a new paradigm for education in the 21st
century, a significant segment of the world's largest generation
of adolescents remain vulnerable, disengaged and disenfranchised
from education. Against this backdrop, the proposed course will
explore the policy responses towards social disadvantage and educational
inequities at home and abroad through a framework that is informed
by the dynamic interdependencies of the global and the local. Students
taking this course will: 1) gain a critical understanding of the
broader global context in which national educational policy takes
shape, 2) develop operational fluency in key contemporary policy
initiatives in international educational development, and 3) enhance
analytical skills for comparative analysis of educational policy
and practice towards underprivileged children and adolescents
ESS 33623 Community -Based Research in Education
Greene
Community-Based Research (CBR) is a form of applied scholarship that
collaboratively engages campus and community organizations in the
research process. By definition, a CBR problem originates in the
community, and campus/community partners actively work together
during the design and analysis phases. As a result, the research
outcome is more likely to be useful for the community partner.
In this course, students will have a wonderful opportunity to influence
educational policy by helping the South Bend Community School
Corporation: 1) review existing research on specific contemporary
educational issues; 2) do evaluative research of existing programs.
Previous research experience is helpful, but not necessary; interest
in educational issues is required.
ESS 35600 Field Experience in Education
McAdams
This internship is designed to provide an experience that will broaden students'
knowledge of teaching and learning through field experience in local K-12 classrooms.
Students will spend 3 hours each week in the classroom. The hours are flexible.
Students need not be ESS minors to enroll in the course. Academic work includes
occasional reflections and short readings.
ECONOMICS
No Economics courses for Spring 2010
ENGLISH
No English courses for Spring 2010
HISTORY
No History courses for Spring 2010
INSTITUTE FOR LATINO STUDIES (ILS)
No ILS courses for Spring
2010
POLITICAL
SCIENCE
No Political Science courses for Spring 2010
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