Education Policy in National and International Context
7.5 credits
Master’s level
Spring Term 2024
About the course
The course provides a critical introduction to and analysis of education policy. It offers an overview of debates around policy at the level of international organizations, but also at the national level. It examines the relationships between policy contexts, processes and outcomes, and illustrates these through specific examples of policies in Europe and Sweden. The course presents and analyses research on policy and reflects on the connections between education policy and school practice. In particular, the course is structured around the following: 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, and, 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:
School marketization and privatization.
Inclusion in education and in teacher education.
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 in National and International Context, 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
Prior university studies of 90 credits. English for basic required knowledge for university studies.
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-A6873
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.
