The Civil Rights Movement and US Education
This course will explore the impact that the Civil Rights movement has had on Education in the US. The 14-part PBS documentary series "Eyes on the Prize" will be presented, along with documentaries of contemporary educational experiences (e.g., the HBO documentary "Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later."). Outside assignments will include choosing a biographical film and writing a reaction paper (e.g., Malcolm X, Mississippi Burning, The Long Walk Home). Juan Williams' reader that accompanies the PBS series "Eyes on the Prize" will be the course text. Course discussion will focus on the video and readings. There will be lecture tracing US curriculum shifts following the civil rights movement from the "color blind approach" to "multicultural curriculum" to "anti-bias curriculum," with discussion of the strengths, limitations, and pitfalls of each.
This course is tentatively scheduled to meet on Tuesdays at 1:40p.m.
Note: Please check the schedule of classes for the most up-to-date information about meeting times, locations, and availability.
About the professor
Dr. Meece is an associate professor in the Department of Education; his Ph.D. in Child Development is from Auburn University. His main research interests include young children's social development, particularly social cognition, aggression, and parent-child interaction. He is currently investigating linkages between father-child interaction and children's social development in several large longitudinal data sets. This November, he presented a paper focusing on instructing college education students in curricular approaches to diversity and the achievement gap to the annual meeting of the Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators.
Email: darrell-meece@utc.edu
Phone: 425-4372
