LEC , 11:15 A.M. - 01:15 P.M. , M (01/22/2008 - 05/09/2008)
NichH 335
Meets with: CHIC 3275 section 001

002 LEC , 11:15 A.M. - 01:15 P.M. , M (01/22/2008 - 05/09/2008)
NichH 145
Meets with: CHIC 3275 section 002

Instructor: Ganley,Kathleen Marie (Outstanding Service Award) Open Faculty Award Information

Grading basis/credits: 3 credit(s)

Equivalencies: Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: CHIC 3275

Liberal Educ. Reqs: Meets CLE req of Citizenship/Publ Ethics Theme; meets CLE req of Cultural Diversity Theme

Description: This course is premised on the notion that there are many institutional and social constraints and limitations within schools that block equitable educational opportunities and outcomes for Latino students. It is also based on the idea that students who fail to learn in our schools and fail to graduate are our responsibility. In this course, you will be asked to think and act as you contribute to youth education. You will study the education of Chicanos/Latinos in the United States through the integration of academic materials, discussion, guest speakers and visits to the community while doing community service in an educational setting with Latino youth. Over the course of the semester, you will provide 42 hours of tutoring and mentoring (approx. 3 hours a week) in culturally grounded programs in one of the following sites: La Escuelita, Academia Cesar Chavez or Edison High School. You will analyze the education of Chicanos/Latinos while reflecting on issues such as equality, language usage, graduation statistics, college enrollment, various educational methodologies, special challenges faced by immigrants, and current legislation to create change. In this course students will be called upon to problematize and think critically about "service"A portion of class discussions will focus on the concept of service and what place it has in society.

Class Time: 20% Lecture, 40% Discussion. presentations, Web-CT

Work Load: 40 pages reading per week, 12 pages writing per term, 2 papers. Community tutoring and visits

Grade: 20% reports/papers, 10% in-class presentation, 10% class participation, 10% problem solving, 50% other evaluation. tutoring at community site