Education 395Z – Exploring Differences and Common Ground (3credits)
Social Justice Education Program
Spring 2010
Course Description
In this course, students will engage in an intergroup dialogue involving students from at least two different social identity groups. Participants will learn from each other's experiences, examine relevant issues (e.g., discrimination, interracial/ethnic relationships, diversity on campus, racism, sexism), and explore different perspectives, conflicting issues using constructive approaches to dialogue and the bridging of differences. Students will further their learning through weekly readings, logs, an intergroup collaboration project, and a final reflection paper. Two trained graduate students from the Social Justice Education Program will facilitate each section under the supervision of the course director, Ximena Zúñiga.
Course Sections:
Section # Topic Dates and Time
1: Race Ethnicity Dialogue for ALL People Thursdays, 4:00-6:30 &
A dialogue for all people of Asian, African, Saturday, February 27, 9:00-5:00
European, Latino/a, Arab and
Native American heritage
2: Race Ethnicity & Gender Dialogue for Thursdays, 4:00-6:30 &
WOMEN A dialogue for women of Asian, February 27, 9:00-5:00
African,European Saturday,Latino/a,
Arab, and Native American heritage
3: Race Ethnicity & Gender Dialogue for Thursdays, 4:00-6:30 &
PEOPLE OF COLOR A dialogue for people Saturday, February 27, 9:00-5:00
of Asian, African,Latino/a, Arab, and
Native American heritage
Course Schedule:
The class will meet for eleven weeks starting Thursday February 4th. Please note that all sections will also meet on Saturday, February 27th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a one time full Saturday commitment. All students are required to attend. Meeting location of each section will be announced at a later date.
Course Registration Procedure
You must complete a placement form. You can complete a placement form online at http://courses.umass.edu/educ395z/. Or you may return your placement form to Hills South room 161 (9am-5pm) or Hills South room 364 (anytime). You may also request a placement form via e-mail at umassdialogue@yahoo.com
Students are added to the class on a first come first served basis. The sooner we receive your placement form, the more likely it will be that we can place you in the section of your choice. We will notify you on your placement status as soon as possible. Please note that students will be officially registered for the class through Spire during the spring semester add/drop period. If this is a problem (e.g., if you need to be enrolled sooner in order to receive your financial aid award), please contact us via e-mail at umassdialogue@yahoo.com and we will do everything we can to accommodate you.
Co-sponsored through the Office of Programs and Services for ALANA Students (OPSAS) Integrative Learning Initiative.
