EDL 546 Perspectives and Administration of Educational Policy

Educational policy is a topic that is heavily debated amongst stakeholders invested in improving learning outcomes for students. Waves of educational reform have shaped ideas for restructuring schools. This course focuses on the conceptualization, adoption, implementation, and assessment of educational policies. It involves the analysis of policies in relationship to their suitability for achieving preferred aims of education. Attention is devoted to issues of standardized testing, accountability, privatization, charter schools and the business model. The ways historical, political, legal, social, and institutional contexts shape administrators’ and other policy makers’ ability to initiate, and other policy makers’ ability to initiate, Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours

Credits

3