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A glance at doctoral preparation through websites: how do education policy studies programs advertise opportunities for students to engage with the policymaking process?
Description
Every year, potential graduate students hunt through websites and promotional materials searching for the perfect program to fit their needs. The search requires time and patience, especially for those future scholars who seek a doctoral program in Education Policy Studies (EPS) with a focus on interacting with the policymaking process. The primary objective of this project was to explore the promotional materials of EPS doctoral programs in order to better understand how these programs promote formalized training for students to engage with education policy and the policymaking process. I selected the top 10 EPS programs in the nation along with my own institution (Arizona State University) as the sample for this study. By reviewing their websites, I found that programs provide a comparable training description for similar careers as well as upholding similar goals in the subfield of EPS. Ultimately, the program materials revealed that while these programs advertise significant formalized training in research methods and scholarly pursuits, opportunities to actively engage with policymaking were missing from the materials. Instead, it is more likely that such opportunities occur in informal settings such as apprenticeships and working at research centers. This study provides a detailed discussion of how programs promote training opportunities to students, the types of careers that programs claim to prepare students for, and the important role that faculty projects and additional resources play in the student experience related to engagement with policy and the policymaking process.
Date Created
2014
Contributors
- Long-Genovese, Stacey (Author)
- Garcia, David R. (Thesis advisor)
- Ott, Molly (Committee member)
- Hinchey, Patricia (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
- Education Policy
- Education (Higher)
- Doctoral preparation
- Education Policy
- Engagement
- Degrees, Academic--Internet marketing--United States.
- Degrees, Academic
- Education and state--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
- Education and state
- Policy sciences--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
- Policy sciences
- Student participation in administration--United States.
- Student participation in administration
- Doctoral students--Education--United States.
- Doctoral students
Resource Type
Extent
x, 150 p. : ill. (some col.)
Language
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.25007
Statement of Responsibility
by Stacey Long-Genovese
Description Source
Viewed on May 29, 2015
Level of coding
full
Note
Partial requirement for: Ph. D., Arizona State University, 2014
Note type
thesis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-144)
Note type
bibliography
Field of study: Educational leadership and policy studies
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