Spring 2027

Political Economy and Education

Introduction to political economy in education from a theoretical, historical, and comparative perspective.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify political and economic influences on education policy.

  • Compare and contrast various theories of political economy.

  • Understand education as a site of struggle among different groups and ideologies in society.

  • Examine theories and practices of neoliberalism and related concepts (e.g., late liberalism, racial capitalism).

  • Explore linkages among shifting political and economic trends and educational agendas

  • Determine how neoliberalism (and attendant theories) influence educational policies and practices, including through the interrelated processes of globalization, privatization, marketization, and corporatization.

  • Critically assess claims and arguments about what kind of educational reforms are needed and their potential implications

  • Describe intersectional (e.g., gendered, raced, classed) dimensions of labor, globalization, capital, and education

  • Critically reflect on assumptions about education and the possibilities of social and educational change

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Political economy in the field of education
  • Education as a site of struggle among groups and ideologies
  • Neoliberalism, late liberalism, and racial capitalism
  • Intersectional dimensions of labor, globalization, capital, and education

Skills

  • Identify political and economic influences on education policy; compare and contrast theories of political economy.
  • Examine theories and practices of neoliberalism and determine their influence on educational policies via globalization, privatization, marketization, and corporatization.
  • Critically assess claims about educational reforms and reflect on assumptions regarding social and educational change.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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