EPS 500: History of Work and Educational Policy

The purpose of this course is to look at the changing conditions of work today, in both a contemporary and historical context, and how education can and cannot - and should and should not - respond to these changes. Students in this course will look at the past, present, and future of the US economy and society, in relation to new conceptions of employment, education, and job training. This larger context of historical and philosophical questions will provide a better context for understanding exactly what these changes are, and what they might portend.

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