L8016+Public+sector+structural+reform+in+K-12+education

Next Offered
toc Fall 2013 - Spring 2014

Professor
James S. Liebman

Course overview
This is a year-long course for students interested in K-12 education policy, public-sector organizational change across a number of domains, and a class of domestic and international reforms known as Democratic Experimentalism.

The course (6 units over two semesters) provides interdisciplinary teams of students from Columbia Business and Law Schools, School of International and Public Affairs, and Teachers College and from New York University Law School, with **//structured experiential-learning opportunities//** and ways to explore //new career options// through **//supervised consulting projects//** for public sector organizations engaged in K-12 education. Project work takes place in cross-disciplinary teams of four to six students under the leadership of an experienced Engagement Manager.

In addition to experiential learning, the course (which is described in more detail in the attached Description) intersperses the theoretical frame of //Democratic Experimentalism// with seminar style discussions of the full range of organizational change occurring in U.S. K-12 education, as well as in other public problem-solving regimes worldwide, including in such domains as environmental regulation, child-welfare services, juvenile justice and food safety. We also help students develop a set of problem-solving and transactional skills, including interviewing, presentation, team building, and business analysis.

The application process is set out on the ** Course Description ** (see file below).



Admission
Please note that admission to the course is by application, due **April 15, 2013**.

Send applications to ** CPRL@ law.columbia.edu. **

Students who are selected will be asked to commit to 6 units over two semesters (3 units in the fall, and 3 units in the spring), and the course grade will be based upon satisfactory completion of the year's work, including year-long client projects.

You can find descriptions of this year’s consulting projects and names of students to contact about the program at the end of the attached Course Description. If you’d like to see the syllabus for each course or have any questions, please contact Professor Jim Liebman at jliebman@law.columbia.edu.

Student Contact Information
Pablo Alfaro - pa2343@columbia.edu