SOC*243*A Sociology of Education
Bernard Curry

Num. Service Hours Required:  40

Description of Desired Service:
Students will explore topics such as learning and social class, teacher and parental expectations, learning and gender, ethnicity, the role of education in the acculturation and assimilation process and the relation between learning and family rearing practices.. They will serve as positive role models and work directly with the school age children in organizations that have afterschool tutoring programs to help the children develop their academic and social skills.