<p>Seminar, four hours. First course in three-part series to satisfy community engagement requirement for Education and Social Transformation major capstone project. Introduction to conceptions and contexts of community engagement, focusing on possibilities and complexities of critical and asset-based approaches to community engagement. In preparation for students’ own community engagement experiences in community organizations, early childhood centers, or schools in Los Angeles, emphasis on reflecting on positionality, identifying forms of power and privilege, and understanding relationships between systemic issues and community engagement. 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

Orientation to Community Engagement

EDUC180

4 units