Education 797B - S-Higher Education Policy

The course provides an understanding of how higher education functions within the larger context of public policy; how political processes and systems influence higher education; and how higher education may influence political processes and systems through various means such as policy-oriented research, lobbying, or student and faculty activism. The course is designed to explore theoretical frameworks necessary for understanding public policymaking; to offer a perspective on the role that research plays in the policy process; and to provide students with the chance to interpret the context of policy development for current policy issues in higher education. The curriculum focuses on local, state and federal higher education policy.