Course:  Anthropology 136H: Theory and Practice in a 6th Grade After School Program

Department:  Anthropology

Program Name(s):  Expedition

Instructor(s):  Professor Ruth Tringham, Department of Anthropology; Professor Margaret Conkey, Department of Anthropology; Professor Kent Lightfoot, Department of Anthropology; Tamara Sturak, Project Director

Participants (based on 2004-05 data):

• Approximately 35 undergraduates per academic year

Course Description:

• Includes public archaeology; anthropology of teaching and learning, mediation of learning through technology and representations of culture; ethnographic field methods
• Focus on the multicultural meanings of material culture in formal and informal learning activities
• Fulfills the field methods requirement for Anthropology majors

Fieldwork: 

• Undergraduates mentoring and interacting with children at the site
• Observation of children’s experiences in the program and preparation of field notes

Evaluation Strategies:  

• Pre- and post-test of undergraduate knowledge of course content
• Examination of undergraduate field notes to measure understanding of theory and practice related to course content
• Survey of undergraduate interest in pursuing graduate or professional school studies

Sample Course Syllabus