My Foundations of Education

1. History of U.S. Education

1.1. The Progressive Movement

1.2. Conservative  Perspective

2. Sociological Perspectives

2.1. theoretical perspectives concerning school and society

2.1.1. functionalism

2.1.2. conflict theory

2.1.3. interactionalism

2.2. effects on schooling idividuals

2.2.1. gender

2.2.2. inadequate schools

2.2.3. employment

2.2.4. teacher behavior

2.2.5. student peer groups and alienation

3. Schools as Organizations

4. Philosophy of Education

4.1. student-centered philosophy of education

4.1.1. pragmatism

4.1.1.1. generic notions

4.1.1.2. key researchers

4.1.1.3. goal of education

4.1.1.4. role of teacher

4.1.1.5. method of instruction

4.1.1.6. curriculum

5. Curriculum and Pedagogy

5.1. Social Meliorist Curriculum Theory

5.2. The Dominant Traditions of Teaching

5.2.1. The Mimetic Tradition

5.2.2. The Transformative Tradition

6. Equality of Opportunity

6.1. Influences on Educational Outcomes

6.1.1. Class

6.1.2. Race

6.1.3. Gender

6.2. Coleman Study Responses (1982)

7. Politics of Education

7.1. Purposes of Education

7.1.1. Intellectual

7.1.2. Political

7.1.3. Social

7.1.4. Economic

7.2. The Role of the School

7.2.1. Conservative Perspective

8. Educational Inequality

8.1. Cultural Deprivation

8.2. School-Centered Explanations of Educational Inequality

8.2.1. School Financing

8.2.2. Effective School Research

8.2.3. Between-School Differences: Curriculum & Pedagogic Practices

8.2.4. Within-School Differences: Curriculum & Ability Grouping

9. Educational Reform

9.1. School-Based Reform

9.1.1. Privatization

9.1.2. Teacher Quality

9.2. Societal, Community, Economic, & Political Reform

9.2.1. School Finance

9.2.2. Full Service & Community Schools