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Whether as a teacher or administrator, parent, or citizen, nearly all adults in this society have a stake in the education of the nation’s children and young people.

The education department offers courses designed to examine the historical and philosophical roots of education in the United States; the role schools plays in the socialization and preparation of children for their place in society; the concerns of equal educational opportunity; the considerations of development and diversity; and other issues of educational theory and practice.

University of Puget Sound Cooperative 4-1 Program:

Whitman College is associated with the University of Puget Sound School of Education in a cooperative 4-1 Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) certification program. Upon completion of a Whitman baccalaureate degree, students who have applied to the program and met program requirements are admitted to the School of Education for a fifth year of study culminating in a Masters of Arts in Teaching degree and a Washington State Teaching Certificate.

Whitman also maintains contact with other Northwest colleges that offer MAT programs. See education department faculty for more information.