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EL 713

History of Education in the U.S.

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Factors and conditions which have been influential in the shaping of educational thought, ideals, theories and practices of current American education.

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

Terms

fall

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • describe the basic outline of the history of American education.
  • describe and analyze student culture and experience.
  • explain how the people, forces and movements have made American higher education what it is today.
  • critique the role tradition has played in contemporary education.
  • explain how education has evolved and investigate why it is difficult to make changes.
  • critique the role of the federal government in the development of American higher education.