Foundations of Education

1. Philosophy

1.1. Generic Notions

1.2. Goal of Education

1.3. Key Researchers

1.4. Methods of Instruction

1.5. Role of Teacher

1.6. Curriculum

2. Schools as Organization

2.1. Stakeholders

2.2. School Processes

2.3. School Cultures

3. Curriculum & Pedagogy

3.1. Curriculum Theory

3.2. Teaching Traditions

3.3. Teaching Traditions

4. Educational Inequality

4.1. Cultural Differences

4.2. Cultural Differences

4.3. School-Centered

4.4. School-Centered

4.5. School-Centered

4.6. School-Centered

5. Equality of Opportunity

5.1. Educational Outcomes

5.2. Coleman Study from 1982

5.3. Coleman Study from 1982

6. Educational Reform

6.1. School-Based Reforms

6.2. School-Based Reforms

6.2.1. Impact on Education

6.3. impact on Education

7. Politics

7.1. Intellectual

7.2. Political

7.3. Social

7.4. Economic

7.5. Role of the School

7.6. Explanations of unequal performance

7.7. Definitions of Educational Problems

8. History

8.1. Reform Movement Influence

8.2. Historical Interpretation of U.S.Education

9. Sociology

9.1. Functionalism

9.2. Conflict Theory

9.3. Interactionlism

9.4. Employment

9.5. Education & Mobility

9.6. Teacher Behavior

9.7. Student Peer Groups & Alienation

9.8. De Facto Segregation