ECE 8100 - Children in Society

3 Credit Hours
Description
The purpose of this course is to empower educators to teach for a more equitable society. Issues of diversity, including race, social class, language, intelligence, etc. will be explored to deepen understandings of diversity so that educators may be agents of change. Educators will examine how cultural practices, policies, and media position and represent children in US and international societies. They will also examine how children themselves are advocating and influencing policies, practices, and media through their own socially networked activities and child-made media products.