Courses
Educational Administration
0402-Action and Collaborative Research Seminar 3 s.h.
Action research techniques for the classroom/educational setting. The focus of the action research is problem-driven rather than method-driven. Collaborative research efforts are encouraged.
0470-Research-based Practices 3 s.h.
0500-Introduction to Educational Administration and Supervision 3 s.h.
An overview of educational administration. A prerequisite first course for educational administration majors.
0503-The Principalship 3 s.h.
The principal's responsibilities in the organization and administration of a school.
0513-Supervision 3 s.h.
Principles, programs, and practices for the improvement of the teaching-learning process and setting.
0531-The Superintendency 3 s.h.
Principles of school district organization; administrative problems of size, structure, and staff.
0540-Sociology of Education 3 s.h.
Education as an institution of society and its role in social change. How schools reflect economic, political, and legal changes in society. A focus on such factors as race, class, and gender.
0550-Philosophy of Education 3 s.h.
Philosophical reflections on education. Application of techniques of conceptual analysis to educational concepts such as teaching and learning. Assessment of types of arguments in education: analytical, theoretical, and empirical.
0551-Dewey on Education 3 s.h.
Dewey's philosophy of education, with attention to the political and social issues confronted by Dewey and Progressivism.
0552-Philosophical Issues in Higher Education 3 s.h.
Current movements in colleges and universities in the U.S.
0570-Economics in Education 3 s.h.
An examination of education as a consumer and investment good, the costs and benefits of education, and the labor market for educational personnel.
0600-Analytical Studies in Educational Administration 3 s.h.
The purpose of the course is to provide the students with an analytical framework to critique key policy issues in educational administration. Ethics in educational administrative decision-making will also be an important component of this course.
0601-The Two Year College 3 s.h.
Study of administrative and organizational aspects of public and private junior and community colleges.
0615-Gender Issues in Education 3 s.h.
0630-Educational Reform 3 s.h.
An examination of educational reform within the context of political, social, and economic factors affecting the educational enterprise.
0635-Current Issues and Policies 3 s.h.
A consideration of major educational issues and the development of policy on the federal, state, and local levels.
0641-Finance and Business Management 3 s.h.
Theories of educational finance, taxation, budgeting, accounting, purchasing, and technology.
0651-School Plant 3 s.h.
The planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of the school plant.
0661-PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION 3 s.h.
0670-Case Study Research Approaches 3 s.h.
Case study methods for clinical investigations and field studies in school.
0671-Public Relations 3 s.h.
An introduction to school public relations, policies, and practices.
0681-School Law 3 s.h.
Legal principles within which public education functions. Court cases and school codes are analyzed.
0715-Instructional Leadership 3 s.h.
Principles and practices directed toward the improvement of the relationship between the individual and the organization, and the development of a positive organizational climate.
0746-Management of School Fiscal Affairs 3 s.h.
Basic accounting principles, records, and reports appropriate for school fund financial management; bond accounting, cash management, and encumbrance systems.
0775-Theoretical Perspectives 3 s.h.
An overview and critique of theory influencing educational administration.
0785-Collective Negotiations 3 s.h.
The negotiations process in relation to the chief school administrator's responsibilities.
0787-Administration of Higher Education 3 s.h.
The development and scope and higher education, the principal organizational components of colleges, and contemporary problem areas.
0881-Law and the Administration of Higher Education 3 s.h.
Legal principles within which higher education functions, with emphasis on structure, personnel, programs, property, and finance.
0891-Field Experience 3 s.h.
Practical administrative experience in one's own school system.
0892-The Simulated Principalship 3 s.h.
Use of simulated materials in the solution of practical administrative and supervisory problems.
0895-School Violence: Risk Prevention 3 s.h.
0905-Advanced Seminar I. 3 s.h.
Intensive group work on selected administrative topics.
0910-Advanced Seminar II. 3 s.h.
Individual research on an administrative problem.
0915-Seminar in Instructional leadership 3 s.h.
Gender at the center of the discussion of education and leadership.
0925-Internship in Administration 3 s.h.
A field-based experience for doctoral or central office certification students. The Department provides on-the-job supervision and seminars.
0930-Adm Research Seminar 3 s.h.
0940-Planning in Higher Education 3 s.h.
The planning process in the college and university context.
0950-Residency Seminar 3 s.h.
Advanced topics in Educational Administration.
0989-Independent Study 1-3 s.h.
Conducted on an individual basis with approval of the adviser.
0999-Doctor of Education Dissertation 3, 6, 9 s.h.
Candidates who have successfully completed the preliminary examination must register continuously during the fall and spring terms until the dissertation has been accepted.