EPS 425
Anthropology of Education

Credit:2 or 4 hours.

Introduction to the contribution of anthropology to the cross-cultural study of education, including discussion of material from representative cultures ranging from primitive social groups to present-day national states; special attention to education of minority ethnic and subordinate cultures; and emphasis on both informal and formal education as cultural process in relation to culture transmission, evolution, change, and development. Same as ANTH 425 and EPSY 466. Prerequisite: A course in anthropology or sociology, or consent of instructor.

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