Experiences help students understand the nature of leadership and the importance inquiry plays in creating, using, and acquiring knowledge.

Introduces students to qualities of effective leadership and management; organizational skill development; organizational behavior; and change in organizations.

The fundamentals of working with people in educational organizations is reviewed. Emphasis is on adult learning, communications and working in teams, and personnel issues.

External influences on policies, curriculum and operations, including demographics, diversity, governance, partnerships, integrated service delivery for children and families, sources of revenue, budgeting and accountability.

Involves part-or full-time leadership assignments in educational organizations. S/U graded.

Multiple perspectives will be used to review and analyze critical past issues and current educational dilemmas. Focus on solution strategies and their impact on practice.

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)

Examines economics and politics of education, revenues for school systems, principles of taxation, conflicts between equality and efficient goals and local state and federal policies for education.

Examine the school leader's role supervising the teaching and learning process. Focus on curriculum development, instructional improvement, and developing capacity of others to become curricular and instructional leaders.

Relate statutory provisions, court decisions, common law principles and constitutional requirements to legal problems affecting organization and administration of public and private school systems.

Explores the planning, delivery, and evaluation of professional development activities for adults. Emphasizes practical aspects such as needs identification and learning transfer. Course outcomes include creating a professional development program.

Study standard techniques for analyzing, evaluating and developing policies for educational systems and organizations, with special attention to contemporary policy issues.

Understand planning and change theories; strategic planning development; particular emphasis on restructuring educational environments.

Study the leadership responsibilities of school district administrators, with special emphasis on the knowledge, skills, and values needed by effective superintendents.

Examine leadership and management issues of building principals, instructional leadership and problems facing principals at the site level.

Enables students to engage in a particular task/activity in educational leadership in one or more field site. S/U graded.