Education and the Status of Women:
Comparative
Perspectives
Education 197 / Sociology
134 / Feminist Studies 139A
http://www.stanford.edu/class/ed197
Spring
Quarter 2001-2002
Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00-10:30 AM
Instructor:
Christine Min WotipkaSchool of Education
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-3096
E-mail cwotipka@stanford.edu
Phone:
725-1950
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2-4:30PM in Cubberley 328
Course
Objectives
This course is
designed with the following objectives in mind:
v To introduce students to theories and perspectives from the social sciences relevant to an understanding of the role of education in relation to structures of gender differentiation and hierarchy.
v To familiarize students with cross-national research in the status of women including women’s participation patterns in mass and elite education.
v
To enable students to
critically evaluate cross-national research on education and the status of
women.
Course Format and
Evaluation Procedures
This course combines
lectures, large and small group discussions, and large and small group
activities. Tuesdays will generally involve presentations of the topics
and readings while Thursdays will be devoted to discussion and activities.
All course assignments are described in the syllabus.
Course evaluation
will be based on the following criteria:
Class
participation
20%
Annotated bibliographies
10%
Due
4/16
Reflection papers
30% (10% each) Due 4/23, 5/5 & 5/30
Final take-home exam or paper
40%
Due per final
exam schedule
Course Materials
The course reader is
available at the Stanford Bookstore. A copy is also on reserve in
Cubberley School of Education Library for two-hour loan.
Links of
Interest at Stanford
School of Education
Sociology Department
Program in Feminist Studies
Women's Community
Center
Institute for
Research on Women and Gender
Graduate Women's Network
Stanford University Home page