GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES
Instructor: Dr. James Morrison
Office Hours: Mon-Tues 4-5, Wed-Fri 2-5
email: morrison@unc.edu
This course examines the social contexts of issues that affect
education, focusing on where these issues are currently, their
prospects, their implications for education, and recommendations
for action.
The specific objectives of the course are to:
- conduct an analysis of critical issues in education and the
social context within which they are formed
- use information resources (including the Internet) to inform
the analyses
- use a computer software presentation package to assist in
orally communicating the analyses
- use written and oral presentations to effectively communicate
the analysis to educational leaders