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Nov 17, 2024
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FSA 347 - The Politics of Educational Policy An introduction to U.S. Education Policy; analyzes interaction between policy makers and education activists; examines the influence that political goals have exercised over American education development and explores the ideology, data and goals that guide current public discourse on education policy. Not open to students with credit for POL 346. Also listed as POL 347. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code C = offered at at least once every two years
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the tensions between competing values behind education policy, such as the tension between security and liberty or between equality and efficiency.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how groups fit their educational policy preferences to issues on the current political agenda.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the connections between items on the national political agenda and educational policy.
- Explain the impact of historical events on educational policy.
- Identify Supreme Court decisions that have had an impact on education and discuss the judicial reasoning behind those decisions.
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