{"id":8786,"date":"2026-02-09T15:56:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/?page_id=8786"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:19:15","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/majors-and-minors\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Bates Department of Education seeks to foster the democratic possibilities of schooling through the study of education in the United States and internationally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Education students work closely with faculty and with each other to analyze the complex dynamics between the purposes and products of schooling and the social structures and cultural processes that constitute the broader context for education. Because education is a field rather than a discipline, our faculty and the courses in our minors cross multiple fields \u2014 including psychology, philosophy, sociology, the arts, the sciences, history, and anthropology. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tobie Akerley Gordon
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To better understand and critically examine the purpose and impact of schooling in society<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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To examine the possibilities and importance of education reform<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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To develop concern for the common good through community connection<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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To bridge teaching theory and teaching practice early on<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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To contribute to the field of education through teaching, learning, and\/ or research<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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To apply multidisciplinary perspectives to the field of education<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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of 2020-2024 Bates graduates are employed and\/or attending graduate school \u2014 settled into their next opportunity within 6 months of graduation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Students who successfully complete the teacher education<\/strong> minor are eligible to obtain a teaching certificate in Maine, with reciprocity in at least 45 states \u2014 and it does not expire, meaning you could begin teaching immediately, or years after graduation. The educational studies<\/strong> minor prepares students to be strong applicants to post-graduate elementary education, school counseling, and other graduate programs in education. It also provides a solid foundation for students interested in applying knowledge of educational structures to work in a variety of fields, including medicine, public policy, and law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Why Study Education at Bates?<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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As an education minor at Bates, you will gain real-world experience through community-engaged learning, which takes place as part of almost every education course through a variety of community and school-based settings. We offer two minor pathways. Students may choose a grades 6-12 teaching certification pathway that includes student teaching (the teacher education <\/strong>minor) or take an exploratory approach based on emerging interests in education (the educational studies<\/strong> minor). Both include real world classroom and community experiences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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