EDEC-754: Intro Qual Rsrch/Policy Anlsys

This course provides the foundation for the understanding of various types of qualitative research, including ethnography, case study, grounded theory, narrative analysis, and phenomenology. This course also focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of public policy at the national, state, and local level. The course is designed for candidates to learn about the craft of interpretive policy analysis as conducted by educational researchers. Frameworks and methods for analyzing policy are presented. The course is organized to help one understand and discuss current thinking about the nature of policy analysis, analyze one or more actual policy issues, and produce and present policy recommendations based on evidence produced through systematic research. Critical thinking methods regarding the interpretation of educational policies will also be presented.