Mimi Corcoran
   George Mason University
   Educational Leadership Ph.D. Portfolio
   Primary Concentration:  Mathematics
   Secondary Concentration: Instructional Technology
       

 EDUC 875:  Contemporary Issues in Education  Policy

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Course Description
The course focuses on identifying and analyzing factors that promote new initiatives in education policy agenda. Attention given to nontraditional sources of education policy initiatives.

Course Reflection
I registered for this course during the the summer of 2009.   I was trying to decide if I was interested in policy and wanted to take advantage of an opportunity to take the class while I was not working full time.  Although I learned some basics about policy, procedures, restrictions and opportunities, the most valuable knowledge, for me, was learning that policy is really of minimal interest to me.  I thought that I would probably decide to choose Instructional Technology as my secondary concentration area.  After taking this course and speaking with Dr. Norton, I was convinced.


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