Education Policy and Practice in International Perspectives
7.5 credits
Bachelor's level
Spring Term 2024
About the course
The course provides an introduction to education policy in Europe and Sweden and gives the students opportunity to reflect on the connections between education policy and school practice.
The course is structured around the following themes:
Understanding policy in education, how it is implemented and received in schools
What are the values that policies represent and how these values are mediated in the contexts of education institutions
What does policy and research on policy mean for teachers and students
The course will use case studies to explore these themes, drawing on research in the fields of:
Teacher education and inclusion
School marketization and privatization
Changing education governance in the European Union, and the role of international organizations in education policy
The course is aimed at anyone who is interested in educational policy issues. The course is given in English as a campus course.
Education Policy and Practice in International Perspectives, 7.5 credits
Spring Term 2024
The information below is only for exchange students
Starts
15 January 2024
Ends
14 February 2024
Study location
Umeå
Language
English
Type of studies
Daytime,
100%
Required Knowledge
General qualifications for university studies and a minimum of 60 ECTS credits of studies at university level.
Selection
Students applying for courses within a double degree exchange agreement, within the departments own agreements will be given first priority. Then will - in turn - candidates within the departments own agreements, faculty agreements, central exchange agreements and other departmental agreements be selected.
Application code
UMU-A6870
Application
This application round is only intended for nominated exchange students. Information about deadlines can be found in the e-mail instruction that nominated students receive.
The application period is closed.
