Overview
Description
An examination of trends and policies in K-12 and higher education that help us understand how access to postsecondary education is stratified across racial and class lines. The class will also explore strategies to create greater equity in the path to college.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- critically apply theory and research to current and historical trends in college access in the U.S.
- analyze, through discussion and analytic essays, the ways in which policies and practices influence college access and choice, particularly for underrepresented groups.
- conduct their own empirical analyses of contemporary issues in college access.
- apply their knowledge and analysis to developing and evaluating policies and practices that promote college access.