ELP 200: Foundations of Education Policy and Leadership for Social Justice

Posted by Tim on October 26, 2022 in Academics, UB Curriculum

Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

Registration number: 23868 (3 Credit Hours)

Are you interested in educational equity, economic justice, public health, and global human rights? Do you want to learn key policy and leadership skills to help make a difference in communities, schools, and multiple levels of governance? Do you want to earn a UB minor in this content? If so, then ELP 200 is for you. This course introduces undergraduate students to what leading critical politics and policy scholars have to say about K-12 educational equity concerns, policies, and leadership practice. Students also will explore how their identity and views of leadership matter to developing policy and building inclusive social environments – in this case, schools and local communities. Course material largely pulls from the discipline of education, but the course also introduces students to engaging in interdisciplinary scholarship from disciplines such as gender studies, law, public health, and social work. Coursework provides students with opportunities to develop critical sense-making about policy and leadership in a way that empowers them to become advocates on global, national, and local issues.

Time/Location: Remote, Remote
For more information about the course: https://www.buffalo.edu/class- schedule?switch=showclass&semester=spring&division=UGRD&dept=ELP&regnu m=23868
For more information about the ELPE minor: https://ed.buffalo.edu/leadership/academics/minor.html
Contact: Melinda Lemke, ELP Associate Professor; ELPE Minor Program Director; Honors College Fellow, malemke@buffalo.edu