PUBPOL 5230

Comparative Education Policy

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course equips students to critically evaluate the role of education in society, analyze and compare global education policies, and assess their effectiveness. By applying theoretical perspectives and comparative methods, students will synthesize insights to propose informed policy reforms addressing social, economic, and political challenges in diverse contexts.

When Offered Spring.

• Apply theoretical perspectives on the role of education in society to critically evaluate rationale for various policy approaches.
• Utilize comparative methods to critically analyze and compare education policies across different countries that seek to address social, economic, political, and human development challenges in diverse contexts.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of various education policy approaches by synthesizing insights on the successes and challenges faced by different countries in order to propose new policy reforms.

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