Courses in SJHE

 

 

• HgEd 615 Introduction to Social Justice Theory, Research, and Practice

Goals of this course are to: (1) explore the concept of social justice in some depth, looking at both the theoretical and practical implications of this idea in our own lives and in higher education settings; (2) examine how to educate about social justice and to be an ally for oppressed groups; and (3) develop social justice interventions for various audiences in higher education. We also examine social justice in relation to various "isms" (racism, sexism, ableism, etc.) as determined by class interest.

 

• HgEd 676 Student Development Theory II: Social Identity Development

This course focuses specifically on lifespan development, the concept of social justice, and the following aspects of social identity: spiritual; racial/ethnic; sexual orientation; gender; class; and ability. The development of social identities and ways in which the college environment effects identity development are explored.

 

•  Pedagogies of Dissent: Radical Theories of Education, Social Justice, and Economic Democracy

This course critically probes the philosophical foundations of pedagogies that seek to challenge the status quo and advance radical educational change (e.g., feminist pedagogy, critical pedagogy, queer pedagogy). It also explores a number of macro-level (and some micro level) issues relevant to radical educational change, in relation to how they inform practices of pedagogies of dissent and every day social relations.

 

•  Advanced Topics in Qualitative Research: Anti-Oppressive Research Methodologies

An intensive reading and discussion course focusing on contemporary methodological theory for interpretive inquiry; examines how interpretive fieldwork is conducted, how narrative and ethnographic data are theorized and analyzed, and how interpretive texts are written. The activity of the course works from a social justice framework that seeks to engage in methodology as a project of developing an anti-oppressive educational praxis. 

 

•  Social Justice and Social Change in American Higher Education

 

•  Critical Race Theory in Higher Education

This interactive course examines Critical Race Theory (CRT) and explores the central tenets, historical underpinnings, development, and implications of CRT in and beyond education. The course gives students an opportunity to use the writings and the information they learn to explore current educational, social and political issues. It considers the intersection of race and racism with sexism, classism, and heterosexism. Major emphasis is placed on using CRT to guide professional practice and research, while continuously challenging racial assumptions.

 

• HgEd 615 Sexual Orientation Issues in Higher Education

This course provides an overview of sexual orientation issues in higher education. Using a workshop format, the course focuses on students, the college environment, and intervention strategies. Attention is paid to theories of lesbian, gay and bisexual identity development and their implications, diversity within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, the climate of college campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, and action steps that can be taken to improve that climate.

 

•  Educating for Wholeness, Social Justice and Liberation

 

• ResEv 690: Special Topics in Research & Evaluation College Access in Research, Policy, and Practice (Summer)

This course interrogates college access as a question of democracy and social justice, applying a myriad of theoretical perspectives in  order to understand the plurality and complexity within college access as a field of study. As a seminar, the course serves to foster critical dialogue across all participants, where depth of knowledge, understanding, and analysis becomes the privileged object of  learning. The course content provides a survey of general issues related to higher education opportunity, as to provide participants with a broad understanding of the field of college access. The scholarship constituting this course aims to assist participants investigation into how college access has been understood across research, policy, and practical spheres of education; and furthermore, how conceptualizing college access consequently affects how issues of equality, equity, and opportunity can be engaged by policy-makers, practitioners, and researchers.