Fall 2014 Course Offerings

POLS 431 - Education Policy and Politics

Description

Hours: Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: POLS 150 for POLS students and Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4) or Consent of Instructor Description: Examines the roles of political institutions in education policy making, the political factors that shape policy formulation and implementation, the values and assumptions of different types of policies, and the links between policy and local-level implementation. Analyzes current and pending policies' effect on schools and classrooms to illustrate how education policy reflects American politics.

Meeting Information

Info current as 11/13/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
M  4:30 PM  -  7:20 PM  Bell Tower 1611 8/23/2014 - 12/15/2014 Tiina Itkonen
M  4:30 PM  -  7:20 PM  Bell Tower 1611 8/23/2014 - 12/15/2014 Tiina Itkonen

Status: Open
Class Number: 3068
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 8/23/2014 - 12/15/2014
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 10
Available Seats: 20
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780807742945
Title: Why is it so hard to get good schools?
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Author: Larry Cuban

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Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • D: Social Perspectives
  • UDIGE: Interdisciplinary