EDUC 7435 Social Contexts of Education
Examines the role of situational, school, community, peer, and family factors on the education of children. Participants in the course will strive to understand the effects of their own social context on their education, to develop strategies to help students understand their context, and to understand and contribute to what schools can do to improve teaching and learning and school culture for all students regardless of internal and external variables.
Course overview
- Department
- Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring, Every Summer
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.39 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.60 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 13
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Aaron Coleman | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 29 |
| Spring 2026 | Babatunde Alford | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 18 |
| Fall 2025 | Audrey Friedman | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 7–9 hrs/week | 4 of 13 |
| Fall 2025 | Babatunde Alford | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 5 of 5 |
| Fall 2025 | Myra Reynoso | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 7–9 hrs/week | 4 of 13 |
| Summer 2025 | Marisa Segel | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 7–9 hrs/week | 13 of 20 |
| Spring 2025 | Aaron Coleman | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 25 of 26 |
| Fall 2024 | Audrey Friedman | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 4 of 12 |
| Fall 2024 | Myra Reynoso | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 4 of 12 |
| Spring 2024 | Aaron Coleman | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 21 |
| Fall 2023 | Audrey Friedman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 of 15 |
| Fall 2023 | Han Gil Kim | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 of 6 |
| Summer 2023 | Aaron Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 of 27 |
| Summer 2023 | Jeremy Alexander | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 of 18 |
| Spring 2023 | Aaron Coleman | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 13 |
| Fall 2022 | Audrey Friedman | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 17 |
| Fall 2022 | Elizabeth Sparks | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 17 |
| Fall 2022 | Han Gil Kim | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 15 |
| Summer 2022 | Jeremy Alexander | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 20 of 37 |
| Spring 2022 | Chloe Asselin | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 10 of 14 |
| Fall 2021 | Minh Nguyen | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 27 |
Data freshness
Instructors
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 08
- Section 01
- Section 01