Portland-State-University 2024-2025 Bulletin

Soc 452 Education and Equality: Comparing the US, Asia, Europe

Despite the promise of equal opportunity, US public schools produce vast inequalities in educational outcomes compared to other nations. Why? The course examines the impacts of tracking, testing, teaching styles, race, class, and gender in the US through comparisons of Japan, Singapore, Germany, and Finland.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Upper-division standing.
  • Up one level
  • 400