• EDLE 803: Foundations of Education Leadership: Economics & Leadership
• Semester: Spring 2005
• Professors: Dr. Scott C. Bauer
• Syllabus

• Learning Journal: Reading Questions
• Book Review #1: Savage Inequalities
• Book Review #1: Class and schools
• Literature Review: Presentation handout
• Literature Review: Final Draft - CSR model selection

• Belfield, C. R. (2000). Economic principles for education: Theory and evidence.
          Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
• Kozol, J. (2001). Savage inequalities: Children in America's schools. New York,
          NY: Harper-Perrenial.
• Rothstein, R. (2004). Class and schools: Using social, economic, and
          educational reform to close the black-white achievement gap. Washington,
          DC: Economic Policy Institute.

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (most recent
          edition).
• Gipps, C. (2003, April). Educational Accountability in England: The Role
          of Assessment. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of American
          Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
          (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED475833)
• Grubb, W. (1998, April). Opening Classrooms and Improving Schools: Lessons
          from Inspection Systems in England. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting
          of American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
          (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED425512)
• Kober, N. (2000). School Vouchers: What We Know and Don't Know...and How
          We Could Learn More. Washington, DC: Center on Education Policy.
          (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED468514)
• Pitz, J. & Lee, J. (2000, April). Standards Driven Reform: Inspection as a Strategy
          for School Improvement. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of American
          Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
          (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED451590)
• Osler, A. & Morrison, M. (2000). Inspecting Schools for Race Equality:
          OFSTED's Strengths and Weaknesses. Executive Summary of a Report
          for the Commission for Racial Equality. Sterling, VA: Trentham Books
          Limited. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED455317)
• Ouston, J. & Others (1995, April). School Improvement through School Inspection?
          Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of American Educational
          Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
          (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED389080)
• Wenning, R.; Herdman, P.; & Smith, N. (2002). No Child Left Behind: Who is
          Included in New Federal Accountability Requirements?
          Alexandria, VA: New American Schools.
          (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED469962)

        This is the third course in a three-course sequence designed to introduce students to foundations of education and issues in education leadership, and focuses on the economics of education.  This brought into the light yet an other perspective on education policy-making, the perspective of economists - where everything about schools is reduced to a production function, factor inputs, and outputs.   What amazed me was how much of education policy is driven by economists rather than educators.  Furthermore, I learned a new skill in academic writing in this course, i.e., writing book reviews.  I wrote reviews on Jonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools and Richard Rothstein's Using Social, Economic, and Educational Reform to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap.   The two books helped me look into the darker side of the U.S. education system, where both race and socio-economic status of individuals set them up either for a success or a failure in their education and ultimately, in their life.  Finally, I further revised and build upon the literature review draft I wrote for EDLE 801/802 culminating in the final product.

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