PLCY 707 Education & Public Policy

This course is designed to give students an understanding of the foundational public policies, regulations, court decisions, institutions, and interest groups relevant to the study and implementation of education policy.

This course addresses contemporary and prevailing issues in public education. The material aligns to promote academic study of concepts in order to foster an investigative approach to confronting and effecting change in these policy arenas.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations/notes

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (8)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each Discussion. Each thread must contain a 500-750 word discussion of a key topic related to the week’s issues in relation to a chosen policy topic in current APA format and (3) of the weekly annotated bibliographic entries. Each thread must contain a minimum of 7 scholarly sources and include at least 1 Scripture reference. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be 200-250 words in current APA format and include at least 1 reference to course readings/research and 1 Scripture reference (where applicable). Each reply post must be unique; posting the same reply in two places is not sufficient and may be treated as a form of academic misconduct.

Annotated Bibliography Assignments (7)

Each week, the student will create an annotated bibliography on books, journal articles, or policy memos related to the topic for the week. Each week’s bibliography will include 7-8 entries, headed by a complete bibliographic citation for the work in current APA format, followed by a one-paragraph annotation (50-100 words). Each annotated bibliography must contain at least 1 book and 3 scholarly articles.

Research Paper Assignment

The student will craft a 15-20 page (4000-5000 word) research paper in current APA format that focuses on an American education policy topic of their choice. The paper must include at least 25 references and at least 1 Scripture reference.