Educational Leadership (EDLP)

Individual work under staff guidance on curriculum problems, utilization of community resources, planning of curriculum units.

Individual work under staff guidance on curriculum problems, utilization of community resources, planning of curriculum units.

Individual work under staff guidance on curriculum problems, utilization of community resources, planning of curriculum units.

Individual work under staff guidance on curriculum problems, utilization of community resources, planning of curriculum units.

Special course designed as in-service upgrading programs, frequently provided with the support of curriculum units.

A perspective of educational leadership and the context in which it operates, with emphasis on the processes, tasks, roles and relationships involved. Field based research required.

A comprehensive view of the principles, practices, and new dimensions involved in the planning and management of educational facilities.

An orientation to the major dimensions of the personnel function.

The course is for graduate students interested in P-12 school leadership. It focuses on understanding communication strategies for interacting with members of the internal and external school community.

Prerequisites: EDLP 601 and EDFN 640. An examination of the general concepts, models, practical applications and considerations involved in the evaluation of educational organizations.

An examination of the legal principles underlying education in the United States as reflected in statutory provisions, court decisions and administrative orders. Field based research required. Course also available fully online.

A study of financial operations of school systems, including taxes, other sources of revenue, expenditures, budgeting and effects of economic factors.

Prerequisites: EDLP 601 and EDFN 640. This course is intended to help the student develop the performance competencies necessary to engage in curriculum decision making.

This course explores the principles, practices, and challenges of supervising instruction and evaluating teacher performance in K–12 educational settings. Designed for aspiring and current school leaders, the course emphasizes the development of skills necessary to promote effective teaching and improve student learning outcomes.

Overview of pupil services including analysis of the nature and development of each component and program and discussion of current issues and trends. Field based research required.

The course examines the statutory and case laws and regulations affecting students with disabilities. Laws are reviewed, policy implications identified, and legally compliant practices proposed.

An examination of leadership as it relates to the development and maintenance of a school climate and culture conducive to teaching and learning.

Students are required to successfully complete a two-semester internship in a school district chosen by the student and his/her advisor.

Students are required to successfully complete a two-semester internship in a school district chosen by the student and his/her advisor.

Prerequisites: Permission of advisor and supervisor of the independent study. Area of study determined by student's needs. (May be repeated for a total of six credits.)

Study of organizations and strengths and weaknesses of common methods of administering them. Practical means by which overcoming bureaucratic weaknesses of bureaucracies are offset or lessened by educational institutions.

Decision making is portrayed as a central function of the educational administrator with a united presentation of the theory, research and practice of decision making.

An orientation to the superintendent's role and an examination of the strategies for dealing with the major relational and functional aspects of the superintendency.

Issues related to the changing marketplace of public, private schooling and higher education institutions as they relate to an urban environment.

A second course in curriculum development with an emphasis on the performance competencies needed to engage in curriculum planning and decision making.

An in-depth study of the law as it pertains to the function and role of the administrator as instructional leader; disciplinarian; building, facilities, and auxiliary services manager.

An evaluation course to help educational leaders plan and assess educational priorities and outcomes.

(May be repeated.) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Topical studies in selected areas of concern to students, practicing administrators in public, private educational institutions, organizations.

Focus on recent research in administration and educational administration theory.

Prerequisite: EDLP 601. Focus on recent research in administration and educational administration theory.

A course in educational public relations intended to help educational leaders facilitate the development of common perceptions about school issues with multiple constituencies.

Extends EDLP 610, including supervisory models, staff development, and the organizational environment's impact on the climate for effective supervision.

A study of the linkages between educational organizations and their social contexts, particularly as they relate to educational change. Research project required.

Emphasis given to recent efforts to bring about reform at all levels of the educational enterprise and to conceptual perspectives and research findings.

Students are required to successfully complete a two-semester internship in a school district chosen by the student and his/her advisor.

Students are required to successfully complete a two-semester internship in a school district chosen by the student and his/her advisor.

Candidates for the doctoral degree in educational administration must prepare and complete a research proposal that includes research questions, a literature review, and a research design. They must collect, analyze, and interpret data.

Candidates for the doctoral degree in educational administration must prepare and complete a research proposal that includes research questions, a literature review, and a research design. They must collect, analyze, and interpret data.

Prerequisites: permission of advisor. In-depth study of a research problem in education. Student must be able to demonstrate critical and analytical skills in dealing with a problem in education. (May be repeated for a total of six credits.)

Prerequisite: permission of advisor. Critical and in-depth study of specific problem in educational administration.

Prerequisite: Permission of advisor. Specific research problem that requires student to apply research skills and techniques to the problem being studied.