EDUC 139Culture and Cognition
Education · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Introduction to theoretical foundations of research on culture and cognition. Drawing from insights of cultural psychology and anthropology, study of various definitions of community spaces, etc.; and consideration of social, political, and educational implications of ways these terms are conceptualized. Study address questions of relationship between culture and development of mind; how this relationship might be studied; what insight research on culture and cognition offers for the organization of learning environments; and for understandings of diversity and equity.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
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Requires
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Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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