Ph.D. in History, Philosophy, and Policy in Education – Specialization in Education Policy Studies

History, Philosophy, and Policy in Education

Ph.D. in History, Philosophy, and Policy in Education – Specialization in Education Policy Studies

Help shape the future of education.

  • What can we do to boost school access and graduation rates to address racial and other inequities, and how can we balance school choice with the benefits of public education?
  • How do we best evaluate student and teacher performance, and how do we reform schools to improve such performance?
  • How can education law best be used to advance social justice and balance freedom of speech with the instructional mission of public schools?
  • How can schools best accommodate cultural differences and help shape the global, democratic citizens of the future?

These are just a few of the questions and challenges that education policymakers face in the 21st century.

In this Ph.D. program, you will learn how to research a range of educational problems and challenges, with a focus on justice and equality of opportunity, from kindergarten through graduate school, and from the United States to Indonesia.

Education Law & Policy Works in Progress Series

The Education Policy and Law Works in Progress (WIP) series will be held on Thursdays from 2:00–3:00 pm, January 16 to April 17. The series is meant to facilitate discussions about all kinds of research at different stages.

Please submit inquiries to Professor Vanessa Miller at vandmill@iu.edu.

Our faculty

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Associate Professor and Program Coordinator

Research Areas:
Legal and policy issues in special education; legal literacy of educators and school leaders
Email:
Phone:
(812) 856-8375
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Professor, International and Comparative Education Program Chair

Research Areas:
Global-local forces on cultural constructions of democracy, citizen identities of children and youth, formal citizenship education
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Phone:
(812) 855-0172
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Professor, Armstrong Chair for Teacher Education 2015

Research Areas:
Failure and how we learn from it; moral, civic, and religious education; homeschooling; teacher education
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Phone:
(812) 856-8122
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Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department Chair

Research Areas:
Educational Leadership; Instructional Leadership; Leadership Development; Resource Allocation; School and District Improvement; Improvement Science
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Phone:
(812) 856-8235
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Professor

Research Areas:
Latina/o education, Latina/o ethnic identity development, sociology of education
Email:
Phone:
(812) 856-8582
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Associate Professor

Research Areas:
Leadership preparation; principal's role in teacher development and career trajectories; education policy
Email:
Phone:
(812) 856-8254

Contact Us

Christopher Lubienski
Professor
clubiens@iu.edu
(812) 856-8389

David Rutkowski
Associate Professor
drutkows@iu.edu
(812) 856-8384