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ELC-743 Public Policy and Practice

Understanding literature that focuses on public policy, pedagogy, and leadership. This course covers contemporary urban educational reform movements, related policy issues, and the role of major players in setting policy. Students evaluate the effects of policy on change in public education and other settings. Additional Information for CCL Concentration students: New ways to analyze complex state policies including an examination of how policies affect students’ access and success in community college will be included. An examination as to how policymakers and administrators can work to inform and influence change within the system using research-based evidence. Also included will be the consideration of political and historical values including an understanding of the effective uses of power within educational organizations. Participants will define the political nature of decision making and the formal and informal power structures within the community college organizations.

ELC-802 Governance

Students designate an area in which they have a special interest or expertise for this course. It can be used to acquire new knowledge or to deepen existing knowledge in a specific area in which students expect to build or advance professional careers. Additional Information for CCL Concentration students: Course to cover an analysis of the exercise of authority and the power and influence in community colleges that relates to governance and management and the relationship of education to other segments of the economy. Coverage will include organizational structures and patterns in community colleges including the board of governors and board of regents. Participants will have a better understanding of the influences affecting community colleges as institutional systems; public/private sector relationships; policies and procedures. Activities will address the subject of shared governance from several perspectives, including partnerships between the state and higher education; disjointed governance in university centers and institutes; a cultural perspective on communication and governance; and balancing governance structures with leadership and trust. Participants will also explore a conceptual framework of faculty trust and participation in governance.

HOD-825 Public Policy and Public Action

This course is concerned with the institutional processes by which government responds to societal problems. Public Policy focuses on policy-making processes including problem definition; public input; policy formulation; policy implementation, and policy impacts. These processes are best understood via analysis of specific topical areas such as social welfare policy, health policy, educational policy, policies promoting social and ecological sustainability, and the like.

IECD-527 Law, Policy and Advocacy

Fielding Graduate University emphasizes leadership development, social and economic justice, and environmental sustainability. Drawing on the specialized knowledge and skill gained from IECD courses and practitioner experience, this course emphasizes development of leaders through effective advocacy in law, policy, and program development decisions to ensure all children and families can maximize each child’s success. Although the US Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) forms the foundation for this course, students are encouraged to research relevant laws and regulations in their home regions and to make practical recommendations to improve policies and programs, transdisciplinary collaborations, and parent engagement. The course encourages students’ public advocacy and leadership on behalf of children and families in their communities, workplaces, and society at large.