EDU 215 - A Global Lens on Equity and Diversity in YA Literature

(3 units) CO10, CO11

In this online course you will read, critically analyze and respond to multicultural children’s and young adult literature that address issues of equity and diversity within society and through a global lens.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate an understanding of contemporary social issues and current events using theories of diversity and equity.
2. articulate ways in which social identities such as race, class, and gender intersect in order to influence individual life experiences and/or perspectives.
3. analyze complex questions concerning race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, nationality, language, religion, and other categories of difference.
4. demonstrate an understanding of relationships between diversity, inequality, and power in, or through a comparison with, the United States.
5. select and apply appropriate methods of inquiry to analyze complex questions about cultural difference and/or equity.
6. analyze and interpret information about cultural differences, cultural rules, and cultural biases in their own society or about non-dominant or marginalized groups.
7. contextualize current events and experiences in relation to historical and current global contexts.
8. identify, analyze, and interpret connections between localized events and their global contexts.

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