EDC 690 Effects of Poverty on Educat

This course will provide classroom teachers and school administrators the knowledge, strategies, and skills to challenge the barriers of poverty. To achieve this purpose, course process and content will draw upon the course text, A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne. In addition, equal emphasis will be upon sociology of American schools and the cultural 'trap' of poverty. The innovative feature of this course is bringing together the framework for understanding poverty and the sociology (social context) that traps so many bright and capable students in a self-fulfilling dead-end. By joining these two aspects of poverty, teachers and school administrators will have the knowledge base and skills to effectively challenge the barriers of poverty. (3 credits)