This was the most disorganized class I have ever taken here at UW, let alone an EdPol class. There is no structure and no consistency, it took until about the halfway point to even get into ed policy. Nancy's feedback is vague and confusing. TAs seemed to have no idea what was happening and were unhelpful. Find another natural science creditRate My Professors ↗
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NANCY KENDALL
What students say
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Nancy is a sweet, knowledgeable lady, and I appreciate her intentions to teach in an intersectional and holistic way, but it only makes the class messy. No assignments are clear despite them being big parts of our grades and the lectures have almost nothing to do with the work expected of us. Wouldn't take if you like clear direction.Rate My Professors ↗
Nancy is one of the sweetest and most accommodating professors I've had at UW. Lectures can be boring but the assignments are simple and graded easily, I would recommend this class as an easy natural science breadth credit.Rate My Professors ↗
I loved Nancy, she was super sweet, super helpful, and very accomidating. She did tend to go off on tangents in lectures which could become boring, but the class was very easy, just a lot of reading homework. As long as you at least turned it something, and participated in class, you did fine.Rate My Professors ↗
Nancy is truly inspirational and makes everyone love EdPol. BUT SHE IS THE REASON I NO LONGER HAVE A 4.0. Grading criteria was extremely unclear (i had 1 grade with 1 week left in the semester), and consequently ended with an AB. Very frustrating because the class was extremely easy and interesting. Loved the class, just watch your grades.Rate My Professors ↗
She is not only a wonderful professor, but also just a wonderful human. The class was very reasonable in terms of the work load, and she was also very flexible about shifting the class to fit what worked best for her students. I sincerely hope I have the opportunity to take another class with her because she is so knowledgable, passionate and kind.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with NANCY KENDALL
Education and Public Policy
1–3 creditsEDPOL 150 examines educational policies, practices, and issues within social, cultural, historical, and political economic contexts in the U.S. and globally.
No offering record · Spring 2026
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Fall 2021–Spring 2026Research and Evaluation for Equity
Credits unavailableProvides a foundational interdisciplinary understanding of educational research and program evaluation.
No offering record · Spring 2026
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleSeminar in Cross National Studies of Educational Problems
Credits unavailableEDPOL 962 is a variable-topic seminar exploring comparative educational problems, including elites, development, examinations, church-state relations, teacher status, and modernization.
No offering record · Spring 2026
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleResearch or Thesis
1–12 creditsNo offering record · Spring 2026
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Independent Reading
1–3 creditsNo offering record · Spring 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleRecorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | EDPOL 150 | Education and Public Policy |
| Spring 2026 | EDPOL 601 | Research and Evaluation for Equity |
| Spring 2026 | EDPOL 962 | Seminar in Cross National Studies of Educational Problems |
| Spring 2026 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2026 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2025 | EDPOL 150 | Education and Public Policy |
| Fall 2025 | EDPOL 601 | Research and Evaluation for Equity |
| Fall 2025 | EDPOL 701 | Introduction to Educational Policy Studies |
| Fall 2025 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2025 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2025 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2024 | EDPOL 399 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2024 | EDPOL 701 | Introduction to Educational Policy Studies |
| Fall 2024 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2024 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2024 | EDPOL 320 | Climate Change, Sustainability, and Education |
| Spring 2024 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2024 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2024 | EDPOL/GEN&WS/PUBAFFR 805 | Gender Issues in International Educational Policy |
| Fall 2023 | EDPOL 320 | Climate Change, Sustainability, and Education |
| Fall 2023 | EDPOL 699 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2023 | EDPOL 780 | Special Topics in Educational Policy Studies |
| Fall 2023 | EDPOL 962 | Seminar in Cross National Studies of Educational Problems |
| Fall 2023 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2023 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2023 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2022 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2022 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2021 | COUNPSY/CURRIC/EDPOL/EDPSYCH/ELPA/RP&SE 789 | Qualitative Research Methods in Education: Field Methods II |
| Fall 2021 | EDPOL 399 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2021 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2021 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2020 | AFROAMER/EDPOL/HISTORY 712 | Education and the Civil Rights Movement |
| Fall 2020 | EDPOL 150 | Education and Public Policy |
| Fall 2020 | EDPOL 675 | Introduction to Comparative and International Education |
| Fall 2020 | EDPOL 701 | Introduction to Educational Policy Studies |
| Fall 2020 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2020 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2020 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | EDPOL 701 | Introduction to Educational Policy Studies |
| Fall 2019 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2019 | EDPOL 962 | Seminar in Cross National Studies of Educational Problems |
| Spring 2019 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2018 | EDPOL 701 | Introduction to Educational Policy Studies |
| Fall 2018 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2018 | PATH/PATH-BIO 210 | Hiv: Sex, Society and Science |
| Spring 2018 | EDPOL 699 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2018 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2018 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2018 | EDPOL/GEN&WS/PUBAFFR 805 | Gender Issues in International Educational Policy |
| Fall 2017 | EDPOL 150 | Education and Public Policy |
| Fall 2017 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2017 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2017 | EDPOL 399 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2017 | EDPOL 675 | Introduction to Comparative and International Education |
| Spring 2017 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2016 | EDPOL 150 | Education and Public Policy |
| Fall 2016 | EDPOL 962 | Seminar in Cross National Studies of Educational Problems |
| Fall 2016 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2016 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2016 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2015 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2015 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2015 | EDPOL 675 | Introduction to Comparative and International Education |
| Spring 2015 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2015 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2014 | EDPOL 962 | Seminar in Cross National Studies of Educational Problems |
| Fall 2014 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2014 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2014 | EDPOL 760 | Critical Development Studies and Education |
| Spring 2014 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2014 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2013 | EDPOL 600 | Problems in Educational Policy |
| Fall 2013 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2013 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2013 | EDPOL 600 | Problems in Educational Policy |
| Spring 2013 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2013 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2012 | COUNPSY/CURRIC/EDPOL/EDPSYCH/ELPA/RP&SE 719 | Introduction to Qualitative Research |
| Fall 2012 | EDPOL 399 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2012 | EDPOL 962 | Seminar in Cross National Studies of Educational Problems |
| Fall 2012 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2012 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2012 | COUNPSY/CURRIC/EDPOL/EDPSYCH/ELPA/RP&SE 719 | Introduction to Qualitative Research |
| Spring 2012 | COUNPSY/CURRIC/EDPOL/EDPSYCH/ELPA/RP&SE 789 | Qualitative Research Methods in Education: Field Methods II |
| Spring 2012 | EDPOL 699 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2012 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2012 | EDPOL 999 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2011 | COUNPSY/CURRIC/EDPOL/EDPSYCH/ELPA/RP&SE 788 | Qualitative Research Methods in Education: Field Methods I |
| Fall 2011 | EDPOL 760 | Critical Development Studies and Education |
| Fall 2011 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2011 | EDPOL 860 | Proseminar: Theory and Method in Comparative Education |
| Spring 2011 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2011 | EDPOL/INTLST 335 | Globalization and Education |
| Fall 2010 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2010 | EDPOL 990 | Research or Thesis |
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