EDLD 750 - Critical Policy Studies in Education

Units: 3
Develops a critical orientation towards the construction, implementation, and social impact of educational policies. Recognizes how educational leaders exert agency through constructing and implementing policies that challenge injustice, inequality, and power imbalances in educational institutions and society.

Prerequisites: Admission to Ed.D. Educational Leadership Program.
Possible Instructional Methods: Hybrid Only.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Analyze federal, state, and local structures and policies that affect curriculum and instruction (4.1).
Exhibit knowledge of the roles, responsibilities and expectations of leaders at all levels of an educational system in regards to curriculum, instruction and student outcomes (4.2).
Articulate and analyze links among expectations, standards, assessments and student achievement; demonstrate skill in evaluating and building systems and processes to create and maintain a culture of high expectations in which students are producing quality work and achieving at high level (4.3).
Analyze the ways in which federal, state, and local politics and priorities influence system goals, policies, and district leaders and how educational leaders can influence politics and policies at all levels (7.1).
Analyze and assess policy development and enactment in relation to the law and how leaders both are influenced by and can influence policies at various levels (7.2).
Establish and maintain mechanisms for influencing policies and politics within schools, communities, and the broader educational environment by building relationships with stakeholders and constituents (7.3).
Design systems for ensuring open access and influence of communities of color (and other marginalized groups) to the political environments that shape school systems with a particular focus on reducing structures, policies and practices that contribute to institutionalized racism (e.g., access and equitable outcomes) (7.4).
Assess the impact of policies and administrative regulations on institutional racism (7.5).