Across the MAT and the Brandeis Education Program as a whole, four themes provide intellectual coherence, practical guidance, and clarity of purpose.
Inquiry,
Knowing Students as Learners,
Teaching for Understanding, and
Commitment to Social Justice
Education Studies
Who decides what should be taught? What kinds of learning, schools, and teachers do young people deserve? Why is there so much disagreement about the purposes of schools?
Education Studies is designed for students seeking an understanding of these and other issues. Students explore educational history and policy, human learning and development, and the place of education and schooling in families and societies, from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. This interdisciplinary approach enables students to examine the impact of political, historical, psychological, cultural, economic, and social forces on education and on the public expectations for schools.
Education Studies is suitable both for students interested in the broad social and cultural contexts of education and for those seeking to go on to careers in educational research and policy. Students choose to either major or minor in Education Studies.