PhD in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice in Boulder United States | University of Colorado Boulder

The Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice (EFPP) PhD program at CU Boulder's School of Education features exceptional faculty and curriculum focused on critically analyzing connections between education, societal structures, and governance. This program particularly emphasizes issues surrounding race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and cultural diversity. Students engage in rigorous analysis of educational theories, practices, and policies through interdisciplinary lenses including history, philosophy, legal studies, and social sciences. Built upon critical scholarship principles, the program investigates educational systems within comprehensive social, historical, political, cultural, legal, and economic frameworks in the U.S. Faculty teach courses covering social/cultural foundations of education, historical/philosophical perspectives, policy evaluation, and curriculum development theories. Students can also access relevant courses across other School of Education programs and university departments.