2011-2012 Graduate Catalog

ELPS 751 Doctoral Core I

Consent of instructor. Team-taught seminar focusing on teambuilding and group processing, inquiry and reflective practice, and moral and ethical dimensions of leadership. Extensive attention given to developing scholarly writing skills.

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ELPS 752 Doctoral Core II

Prerequisite: ELPS 751 or consent of instructor. Continued doctoral study in educational leadership and policy. Team-taught seminar exploring the nature of organizations, leadership and policy through readings, group discussions, and a collaborative research project.

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ELPS 754 Research in Educational Leadership

Prerequisites: ELPS 751, ELPS 752, SRM 602 or consent of instructor. Classic and contemporary published quantitative and qualitative studies on organizations, leadership and policy studies are used to analyze research strategies and tactics.

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ELPS 797 Doctoral Proposal Research

Prerequisites: ELPS 751, ELPS 752. To enable advanced doctoral students to learn the essential elements of effective research proposals and to develop analytic skills needed to critique other research. S/U graded. Repeatable, maximum of four credits.

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ELPS 799 Doctoral Dissertation in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Prerequisite: ELPS 797. Approval of research advisor required. Complete research of a major problem in educational leadership and policy. Must earn total of 12 hours of credit. S/U graded. Repeatable.

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