Politics of Educational Organizations

Catalog description

This course prepares students to engage in a critical and applied analysis of political forces shaping educational contexts. Through the lens of power, ideology, and policy, students will explore how leadership decisions are influenced by political actors, structures, and discourses at the local, state, and national levels. Emphasis is placed on developing political literacy and systems thinking to surface and problematize persistent justice-related challenges. Assignments guide students in conducting contextual power analyses, identifying a localized problem of practice, and beginning to conceptualize a dissertation in practice grounded in political awareness, critical inquiry, and ethical leadership.