Educational Policy Development and Applications
Instructors: Michael Chletsos and Anna Saiti
The purpose of this course is to explain to students how educational policies are designed and implemented, as well as their economic and social impacts. Sound educational policy is the foundation for the smooth and effective functioning of the educational system. Educational policy has both economic and social dimensions, influencing not only the economy but also the broader society.
It is interconnected with social issues such as poverty, unemployment, migration, and crime, as well as with economic issues such as economic development and the efficient functioning of public administration.
Course Modules:
- The concept and content of the term “policy.” Is “strategy” different from “policy”? Conceptual Approach to Educational Policy. Sources of Policy
- Parameters for the Effective Implementation of Educational Policy. Models of Educational Policy
- Reforms in Education
- Organizational Structure Systems. Organization of Public Administration
- Centralization and Decentralization
- Education, Training & the Economy
- The Political Decision-Making Process. How Voters Influence Educational Policy
- Education Funding Policies and Their Outcomes
- Educational Policy, Inequality, and Intergenerational Mobility
- Linking Educational Policy with the Labor Market
- Educational Policy and Social Dimensions (Migration, Crime, Poverty)