The educational enterprise is much more complex than ever before and is increasingly becoming a matter of public interest and debate. Therefore an appreciation and understanding of the educational policy process is useful to the planners themselves, as well as educators generally. These matters are of relevance and importance not only to the educational administrators, who are called upon to make policy decisions and are required to give policy advice at various levels within the educational systems, but also teachers and other members of the stakeholders. ED453 is intended for educators and for both practicing and prospective educational administrators and planners. It will deal with relevant theoretical perspectives, research bases and practical experiences in various aspects of educational policy process. In particular, the policy making process in this course is conceptualized in three contexts: the context of influence; the context of text production; and context of practice.
- Lecturer: Narsamma Lingam