INQ-260PS | Who Governs America's Schools?

Full Title: Who Governs America’s Schools? Power, Policy, and Public Education

Topic Description:

Who governs public schools in the United States? This course will explore public attitudes about education in the U.S. and how certain beliefs and ideologies shape educational policy. Students will learn how education and public policy researchers study the philosophies of education, public attitudes about education, and the determinants of educational policy decisions in the United States. By engaging in critical thinking, writing, and oral communication, students will explain and use methods of social science to analyze contemporary issues in U.S. education policy.

Counts as Global? No

Topic Approved: October 2023