Leadership, Policy and Change in STEM Education

This course provides a foundation for examining historical and current perspectives of STEM education programs and policy at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Focusing on the relationships among education policy, leadership theories, and models of systemic change, this course will enable students to situate and envision their potential role in shaping engineering education within the context of the larger education landscape. Students will synthesize course readings, examine education policy, and reflect on leadership theories and change, as well as explore how they can influence leadership, policy, and /or organizational change in STEM education through a semester project.