Fall 2026

Comparative and National Social Policy

COMPARATIVE AND NATIONAL SOCIAL POLICY provides an overview of US public policy toward human resources, comparing it with OECD and emerging nation approaches to social welfare.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Hector Pifarre Arolas

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

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PUBAFFR 888

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Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

HECTOR PIFARRE I AROLAS is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

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Topics

  • American public policy toward human resources.
  • International approaches to social welfare policy.
  • Social welfare policy branches: health, education, and welfare.
  • OECD nations and emerging middle income countries in Asia and Latin America.

Skills

  • Analyze social welfare policy across health, education, and welfare branches.
  • Compare American public policy approaches with those of other nations.

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PUBAFFR 888 · Fall 2026

Comparative and National Social Policy

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Recorded 2026-09-07

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