Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.
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Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: Cornell Teacher Education Program or permission of instructor.
Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025SP, 2024SP, 2022SP
Outcomes
Students will recognize and assess the sociological function(s) of American Schools (e.g., socializer, sorter, trainer, and caretaker) as well as its role as a change agent, an equalizer, and reproducer of society's inequalities.
Students will critique education as a major public policy issue in American society.
Students will synthesize the legal framework and justification for local, state, and federal roles in public and private schooling.
Students will explore and interpret social and fiscal data to clarify policy assumptions and critiques.
Students will integrate and discuss their own schooling and what role they can play in the future of school improvement.
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
11609AMST 5710 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
T
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Sipple, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
11610AMST 5710 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
R
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Sipple, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
11611AMST 5710 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
R
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Sipple, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
11612AMST 5710 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Sipple, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
