coe-fac: SPED 4/518 School to Prison Pipeline

[Lisa Fortin]

Sent on behalf of Beth Harn





Dr. Rhonda Nese in the special education program is offering a new and re-occurring course each Spring-check out the description below!



SPED 4/518 School to Prison Pipeline this Spring!

Course Overview

This course will start by engaging students in defining what the school-to-prison pipeline is and identifying what policies and practices contribute to its existence. Grounded in critical race theory, students in this course will examine how schools became the epicenter of ethnic and racial disparities that have translated into unconscionable incarceration rates in the United States for BIPOC individuals. Relying on research across different aspects of life, schooling, and human development, students in this course will engage in rich discussions around feasible practices that empower educators to disrupt the pipeline and bolster protective factors for youth, families, and communities. The primary focus of the course will be exploring promising practices for stemming the flow of students from educational settings to the criminal justice system. The primary goal of this course is to deepen the understanding of these practices in a manner that enables students to develop clear, actionable research ideas in this area. The structure of this class will facilitate individual specialization for students on topics of interest.



Objectives and Outcomes

  *   Develop a comprehensive understanding of the history of the school to prison pipeline.
  *   Develop a comprehensive understanding of critical race theory.
  *   Recognize and articulate racial disparities in educational and societal outcomes.
  *   Describe current disciplinary policies and practices.
  *   Describe key components of promising practices as they relate to early intervention, academic supports, community programs, mental health, culturally responsive pedagogy, and alternatives to exclusion to name a few.
  *   Outline a literature review or a research proposal, and/or highlight the practices of social justice organizations.



This course fulfills the United States: Difference, Inequality, and Agency category of the Cultural Literacy Core Education requirement, a requirement informed by UO student activism for undergraduate students.





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Beth Harn, PhD

Professor of Special Education

University of Oregon

bharn at uoregon.edu<mailto:bharn at uoregon.edu>

Pronouns: she/her/hers


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