PUBPOL 3231
Comparative Education Policy
This course examines global education policy, emphasizing how principles such as equity, inclusion, language rights, and quality are interpreted and implemented in diverse contexts. Through comparative case studies, students gain theoretical and methodological grounding to analyze education policy as both a technical instrument and a reflection of local and global forces.
Topics
- Analyze how United Nations SDG 4 targets are interpreted and implemented across diverse national and local contexts.
- Evaluate education policies by integrating historical, cultural, political, and economic contexts into their analysis of policy effectiveness and equity.
- Synthesize case study insights and policy documents to propose contextually grounded recommendations that address challenges related to quality, equity, and inclusion in education.
Official roster learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
- Catalogue entry ↗
Catalogue variants
- Comparative Education Policy · 3.0 · Undergraduate