HED645

035637

This seminar is designed to make students educated consumers of a variety of education policy debates. This seminar focuses on the socio-political contexts in which public policy is developed. It examines who makes policy for education, how contending policy agendas are negotiated and what broader forces are in play in policy processes. These questions will be explored by analyzing selected contemporary policy issues confronting education in the United States. The course also emphasizes educational politics and policymaking in the U.S. at the federal, state, and local levels. The purpose of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the forces that shape educational policy. The course covers issues related to education policy in early childhood, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Graduate