Overview
Description
Emphasis is placed on the necessity for continuity of the curriculum of secondary education, the community college and colleges and universities.
Units
Lecture3
Learning Outcomes
- describe the nature, goals, and basic principles of a P-16 (or P-20) system in the United States.
- demonstrate the analytical skills necessary to review educational research reports and public policy.
- identify and analyze critical issues associated with articulation and transfer issues between community colleges and four-year institutions.
- demonstrate understanding of the larger picture of state higher educational policy.
- analyze the roles of various agencies, institutions, political bodies, and individuals in the formation of public policy and develop an understanding of the ideology that influences many reports and policy recommendations.
- describe and critique how curricular decisions are made within different type of educational institutions.