Course Description
Analysis of major phases of policy development and of various policy analysis models. Stages of policy development, implementation, and assessment in current educational reforms are covered.
Athena Title
Educational Policy Analysis
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EDAP 8210E
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The student will: 1. Be able to identify the major phase of policy development. 2. Gain an understanding of the social construction of policy problems, and how the categories used to carry out policy are constructed by policymakers, the public and others. 3. Understand how policies are implemented across federal, state, and local levels, including the major actors and institutions. 4. Reflect on own role as policy analyst, including consideration of ethics, values, and evidence in analyzing policies. 5. Conduct an analysis of a particular dimension of a policy problem.
Topical Outline
Major phases of policy development Problem definition Agenda setting and adoption Policy formulation Policy implementation Evaluation Special challenges Social construction of policy problems Policy as political argumentation Policy instruments and theories of change Contexts that matter for teaching and learning Role of the policy analyst Ethics
Syllabus
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