Decision Analysis IV--Education Policy and Program Evaluation

3 credits · Peabody College - Professional

This course is designed to: (1) introduce students to concepts and methods of program evaluation; (2) enable students to design, analyze, and interpret program evaluations, based upon appropriateness and rigor of the study's theoretical framework, design methodology, and analysis; (3) build students' understanding of the politics of program and policy evaluation, and its role in mediating the impact of evaluation on policy; and (4) improve students' skills in oral and written analysis and presentation. [3]