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'''SOCIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION EDUC 4172 SYLLABUS Instructor: Dr. Genaro Japos Submitted by: Fely J. Mustard '''

Course Description: 

In-depth assessment of better philosophies of reproduction and their abstraction to pedagogy effectuation, methods, curriculum, and educational organization. Intensity on practicable substance of educational theories will be discussed. Philosophies of education present let idealism, perennialism, pragmatism, existentialism, marxism, quality, phenomenology, hermeneutics, and post-structuralism.

Course Objectives:  a. To bang apprehension on study and theories in the areas of sociology of pedagogy and multicultural foundations. b. To make-believe on educational situations by applying investigate hypothetically. c. Review literal education practices from disparate technical or explore perspectives. d. Define the goals, methods, and curriculum of multiethnic training. e. To realize concepts cognate to interpersonal theory of upbringing and figure competency f. Interpret and appraise concepts completely. g. To contact the theory on the experience of students in their schools and communities. h. To evolve the acquisition to use philosophy or "dialogue" method in doctrine. i. Expand the cognition to imagine independently in analyzing occurring educational issues, instead of accepting uncritically the current drill or ideology. j. Build up the noesis to activity one's views with cured valid arguments that puddle discernment. k. Broaden humanities search skills, particularly as they may withdraw ailing on educational issues. l. Analyze honourable issues in education, including authority codes of ethics, from a variety of ideological perspectives. m. To prepare into a individualised philosophy of upbringing.

Instructional Methods:  Class activities include lecture, discussion, and critical analysis; field projects in schools, cultural centers, and the library; written reports and oral presentations; hypothetical  applications and role play; weekly quizzes, mid-term and final examinations; and mid-term paper and defense presentation.

Textbooks:  1 Makedon, Alexander, Sociological and Cultural Foundations of Education: Instructional Packet. 2. Sarane S. Boocock, Sociology of Education 3. James A. Banks & C.A.M. Banks, eds., Multicultural Education

Requirements:  Attendance 5% Class participation 5% Quizzes 10% Library Project 10% School Project 10% Cultural Center 10% Mid Term Paper 10% Mid Term Presentation 10% Final Examination 30%

Grading Scale:  A 4.00 B-/B 2.83 C-/C 1.83 A- 3.67 B- 2.67 C- 1.67 B+/A- 3.49 C+/B- 2.49 D+ 1.33 B+ 3.33 C+ 2.33 D 1.00 B/B+ 3.16 C/C+ 2.16 D- 0.67 B 3.00 C 2.00 F below 0.6

Papers and assignments:  Papers and assignments turned in late after their respective deadline dates lose 2 irretrievable points for every working day from the deadline. Students have the option of revising their papers for full credit (minus points lost for turning in papers late). Each student has one week to revise his/her paper following the first distribution of the "original" paper version, and another week after that for a second (final) revision.

Weekly Quizzes:  Quizzes are delivered at exactly five minutes after discussion. Students should be at the classroome 15 minutes before it starts. Those who come in late considered absent and can’t take the quiz anymore.

Projects: Library, School, Cultural Center:  Each student have to make clear the goals, means, and "outcomes" or success rate of the school program or cultural center they are writing about, and briefly offer his or her personal reaction. Project outlines must be restricted to 1 to 2 typewritten pages each, and enough copies made for distribution in the class. Presentations (except the mid-term paper presentation) are on a rotating basis every week, and should be limited to 2-3 minutes maximum for the oral presentation, and 2-3 minutes for the discussion (max 5 minutes).

Mid term Papers & Presentations:  Each student has 4-5 minutes maximum for the oral presentation, and 10 minutes maximum for discussion. Results are turned in the same day the presentation is delivered.

Final examination:  The final examination covers multiple choice, identification, enumeration, reading comprehension, analytical essay questions.

Incompletes Policy:  Only students who are receiving a grade of C or better are eligible for an incomplete at the time they request it. Only those students with written medical or other type of emergency excuse may be exempt from taking the mid-term or final examination on the pre-specified dates. A student's excuse must be of an emergency nature. It must be backed up by a doctor's or other official's written statement and signature on official letterhead that includes such  official's office address and current telephone number.

Rules Regarding Classroom Decorum:  1. No one who is not officially enroleed is allowed to attend. 2. No spatiality of turbulent doings testament be tolerated. 3. No eating in the classroom. 4. No children are allowed during the class hours. 5. No personal gadets (such mobiles phones, psp, mp4, et.al.) are allowed in the classroom. Failure to do so will be subject to report

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