SOWK 641 - Schools in Communities

3 hours.
3 Credits

This advanced course is an opportunity for critical analysis of the ecological systems model so widely utilized in the social work profession. It explores the relationship between schools and their communities with particular emphasis on the role of the community in the learning, culture, and extra-curricular activities of the school. The role of children and youth as members of the community, and their responsibility as citizens, will be a central theme for helping social workers to develop community models to improve public schools and the quality of life for urban children and youth attending them.

Prerequisite(s) All SOWK Foundation Curriculum Courses or Advanced Standing Status, SOWK 640
Offered (SPRING)