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Problems in Urban Education

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/4/27 - 1/22/27
TBA		 Online 3 $2046
Date
1/4/27 - 1/22/27
Time
TBA
Location
Online
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2046

Description

This course looks at the relationship between young people growing up in the cities and the efforts to reform urban schooling. The course examines the cultural, social, economic, and political dimensions of formal "education" in the city. Questions posed include: What is education? Why educate? Who is educated in the city? What impact does urban education have upon its recipients and their families, culture, community? What is the relationship between urban education and the American social order?

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Course Details

Session

Winter Session 1, 3 weeks

Class Dates

1/4/2027 - 1/22/2027

Location

Online

Enrolled / Capacity

0 / 25

Status

Closed

Instructor

Chinelo Ejueyitchie

Tuition*

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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