Does Education Policy Work?

Catalog description

This course emphasizes meaningful and practical learning experiences that will prepare students to be informed about and reflective of empirical policy analyses. In addition, this course provides the foundations to develop/improve the ability to interpret and objectively evaluate studies and research in the field of education; know the fundamentals of policy analysis; demonstrate an understanding of the appropriate use of which method to select; and cultivate the skills to critically assess educational research. These aims are achieved through lecture, textbook and journal readings, powerpoint presentation, and grant proposal writing.