EDL 7101: Critical Analysis of Policy, Theory and Praxis for Educational Leaders

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to a graduate program in the Department of Educational Leadership or the Ed.S. in Special Education.
This course provides a critical analysis of K-12 education policy at the national, state, and local levels. Topics include issues related to historical, political, cultural, and social contexts of American education. Students examine institutions and processes of public policymaking. The goal of the course is to help leaders think critically about education policy, theory, and praxis and its influences on their students as learners.