EDUC 160

Transformative Research in Community-Based Settings

Education · 5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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(Formerly numbered 188A.) Introduction to the broad tradition of transformative research in education—engaged scholarship that aims to disrupt long-standing educational inequities in partnership with local communities. This tradition includes youth participatory action research (YPAR), participatory design research (PDR), community-based participatory research (CBPR), and other collaborative approaches to inquiry that value diverse forms of expertise and knowledge. By examining the principles and practices that underscore community-engaged scholarship, students are supported in developing the ability to analyze education in social and political context; develop skills for effecting change; and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives, diversity, pluralism, and social justice.

Letter grading.

When it runs

Spring 2026
Spring 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.

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Requisites

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Requisites: courses 35, 180.

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Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

EDUC 160

EDUC 35Introduction to Inquiry and Research in Education
EDUC 180Orientation to Community Engagement

2 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 2 courses over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

EDUC 160

EDUC 176Transformative Research in Community-Based Settings: Practicum

1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.