ELHE 7705 Education Policy Analysis
This course provides a foundation for engaging in analysis of educational policy by developing students' knowledge of and experience with tools, data sources, and frameworks that form the toolkit of policy analysts. The course engages with major theories and concepts that guide public policy analysis and provides opportunity to produce novel policy analysis and critique the framing, clarity, and concreteness of published policy analyses and proposed policy tools and solutions. Students will engage with current discourse and considerations in education policy throughout the course, with a particular focus on analyzing policy for equity. By the conclusion of the course, students will be able to engage in public policy analysis and communicate policy issues and analysis that draws on their professional expertise.
Course overview
- Department
- Educational Leadership and Higher Education
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.96 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.11 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 8
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Christopher Doss | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | — | 9 of 11 |
| Spring 2025 | Christopher Doss | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 13 of 15 |
| Summer 2024 | Christopher Doss | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 17 of 18 |
| Fall 2023 | Christopher Doss | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 of 11 |
| Summer 2023 | Steven Viveiros | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 of 13 |
| Spring 2023 | Christopher Doss | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | — | 11 of 13 |
| Summer 2022 | Steven Viveiros | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | — | 4 of 7 |
| Spring 2022 | Jenna Kramer | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | — | 12 of 20 |