Dec 30, 2024  
2023-2024 Graduate Bulletin 
    
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2023-2024 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDUC 7012 - Social/Political/Legal Issues

Credit Hours 3
Description: The course explores the purpose and function of politics at the local, state, and national levels as they influence and impact public education.  Additionally, the course examines the various influences on public education including laws and statutes originating at the local, state and federal levels, employee rights and discipline, curriculum, student rights and discipline, special education, torts, contracts, religion, and diversity.  The course is designed to provide opportunities for in-depth analysis of the legal, economic, and socio-political influences.  These learning opportunities provide the theoretical framework for understanding how individuals and groups act within an organizational environment and how their behaviors are molded by their social and political influences.