EDU 6530 - The Larger Context: Community, Policy and Partnerships

2 cr

The Larger Context investigates the relationship between student success in school and collaboration with teachers, families, and community members. It examines leaders’ responses to diverse community interests and needs and the mobilizing of community resources. Focus will include diversity, collaboration, and communication with stake-holders, media relationships, and links to state and federal initiatives. Students will demonstrate understanding of community involvement in schools and the role of the larger political, social,economic, legal, and cultural context of the school.