Chair and Professor of Anthropology; Director, Education Studies
Chaise LaDousa
Chaise LaDousa is the author of Hindi Is Our Ground, English Is Our Sky.
Education Studies
You will tailor your own education coursework with the support of faculty, and your studies will be fully integrated with Hamilton's innovative liberal arts curriculum. Local schools will become your classroom because you will put in at least 75 hours of fieldwork there.
About the Minor
One of the most revealing indicators of a college’s educational quality is the number of educators it produces: It's no coincidence that education consistently ranks as one of the top fields in which Hamilton graduates begin their careers. Many teach in private schools or work in volunteer teaching corps; others advance to graduate study in education.
I wanted to find a small school in order to make meaningful connections with professors, and the education faculty has exceeded my expectations. My Hamilton experience would not have been the same without them.
Meredyth Ohringer — education studies minor, sociology major
A member of Hamilton’s Education Studies Program Committee will help each education minor determine a course of study that fits his or her interests. When they’re in the field, students will observe teachers, tutor and coach, study with administrators and policymakers, plan enrichment programs, work in resource rooms and more.
Careers After Hamilton
- Teacher, Temple Israel Hebrew School
- School Social Worker, Bloomfield School District
- Attorney
- President/CEO, Planned Parenthood
- Learning Disabilities Teacher, Lincoln-Sudbury High School
Meet Our Faculty
Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Chenyu Wang
Chenyu Wang is an anthropologist of education.
Lecturer in Education Studies
Tracy Facchini
A Sampling of Courses
Philosophy of Education 124F
What is education? How is education manifested in individuals, schools, and society? We’ll start the term by examining the nature of knowledge. Then, we’ll turn to how people learn, before proceeding to think about how we can teach others. Finally, we’ll look at schools, how they are and how they could be. We’ll focus on philosophical questions at the roots of education and learning. Readings will be both historical and contemporary and will include a diverse range of views. Writing-intensive.
View All CoursesCurriculum Decision-Making 210S
The research and scholarship of curricular decision-making is studied to better understand the form and substance of the American public school. Federal and state regulations, standards, and testing processes will be considered when looking at innovative and sometimes controversial curricular plans and models. Case studies, curriculum development activities, and oral reports are used. Oral Presentations. Proseminar.
View All CoursesOnline Teaching and Learning: Theories, Models, and Design 225F
No longer an alternate methodology or supplemental approach for K-16 education, the dominant emergence of online learning now requires an accelerated set of decisions around equity, inclusion, the role of teacher, learner, and technology, academic rigor and the future of the American public education system. Online learning theories and models will be examined and experienced through interviews with practitioners, readings, and application of virtual instructional design, development and delivery practices.
View All CoursesGlobalization and Education 329S
While human communities have always been connected to one another in important ways, recent history has seen a quickening of transportation and communication, increasing the circulation of people, objects, and forms across significant distances. What are the effects of such circulation, for whom, and in what geographies? How does such circulation shaped education around the world? We will examine several "problem-spaces" relevant to the study of education, such as globalization and race, immigration, global testing and assessment regimes, education and human rights, etc. (Same as ANTHR 329).
View All CoursesToday and Tomorrow
Connections and Careers
Diamond Jackson ’21 to Study Education Policy at Harvard
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