EDL 546 Educational Policy Studies: Conceptualization, Administration, and Evaluation of Educational Reform

Educational policy studies is a field that explores the relationship between policy and student learning outcomes. This course focuses on the conceptualization, administration, and evaluation of educational reform. It reviews policy formation, implementation, and the politics of educational reform on achieving preferred education aims. Attention is devoted to issues of standardization and customization, accountability and responsibility, professionalization and privatization, local initiatives, state rules and regulations, and national mandates. The course analyzes the manner in which historical, political, legal, socio-economic, and cultural contexts shape the ability of administrators, policy makers, and educators to initiate, implement, modify, and/or resist given educational reforms. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours