<p>(Formerly numbered 188B.) Lecture, four hours; fieldwork, one hour. Requisites: courses 35, 160. Introduction to broad tradition of transformative research in education—public scholarship that aims to disrupt long-standing educational inequities in partnership with local communities. This tradition includes Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR), Community-Based Action Research (CBAR), and other collaborative approaches that value diverse forms of expertise and knowledge. Through variety of community-engaged learning opportunities, students are supported to develop ability to analyze education in social and political context, develop skills for effecting change, demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives, diversity, pluralism, and social justice. Letter grading.</p>

Education

The school engages in fundamental work on what matters most in education and information studies in the 21st century: the discovery and application of usable knowledge at the crossroads of policy and practice.

School of Education and Information Studies

The department is a leader in the study and practice of urban education and issues of access, equity, and quality facing early childhood, K-12, and higher education.

General Catalog

Transformative Research in Community-Based Settings: Practicum

EDUC176

5 units