Education, Culture, and Society

专业详情

The master’s program in Education, Culture, and Society encourages students to explore education as a deeply social, cultural, political, and moral activity. Faculty challenge students to reflect critically upon the fundamental structures and purposes of education in society. Coursework introduces students to research, theory, and conceptual frameworks that underlie a broad range of educational practices in and out of school, providing opportunities to explore how education, broadly conceived, is shaped by the dynamic and changing structures of society, culture, and political economy in the contemporary world. Interdisciplinary study in social foundations engages students in the critical analysis of research and social theory, but with an eye toward practical applications.

The program design allows students to individualize their studies around topics and disciplines for which they have an intellectual passion. Elective courses and topics for a master’s research paper encourage students to focus on education across a wide range of contexts, including schools, out-of-school programs, families, peer groups, media, neighborhoods, and transnational communities. This program cultivates and values a diverse array of interests, perspectives, life paths, and goals in its students.