West Chester University (CorruptED)

West Chester University College of Education and Social Work offers degrees and courses that focus on teacher activism and critical pedagogy.

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE

West Chester University offers a Master of Science in Transformative Education and Social Change which “seeks to support educators in the examination of the transformative potential of teaching and learning” and gives students “the opportunity to reflect on their own experiences, analyze the issues confronting contemporary education and society, and explore justice-oriented frameworks in order to build a better educational vision for the future.”

COURSES

EDF 511: Foundations of Transformative Education

The course EDF 511: Foundations of Transformative Education is “an exploration of how education has been, and could be, used as an instigator of social transformation.” Students will “consider the social, historical, and philosophical foundations of education, emphasizing the interconnection between systems of education and social power structures: political, economic, cultural, and theological.”

EDF 588: Critical Pedagogy and the Politics of Education

The course EDF 588: Critical Pedagogy and the Politics of Education states that it will examine the “historical development of critical pedagogy from its roots to its current models” and engages students in a “critical study of the educational system, this course seeks to aid in the development of analytical skills in regard to educational issues and provide a context within which future issues may be examined as they emerge.”