Catalog 2007-2008
Graduate School of Education and Counseling
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Educational Leadership
Lewis & Clark's Educational Leadership Program seeks to prepare confident individuals who embrace the leadership challenges facing our public and private schools. The liberal arts traditions of scholarship, inquiry, and self-knowledge serve as the foundation for our courses and individual programs. Candidates who successfully complete program requirements understand and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to be learners, collaborators, leaders and innovators. As our license candidates assume positions of responsibility, the school and district organizations they lead provide the conditions for learning where all children achieve.
All courses are taught by professionally active faculty and are designed as small, intensive seminars. The hallmark of these courses is the flexible and personal attention given to each candidate. Lewis & Clark offers programs approved by Oregon's Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) leading to the Initial Administrator, Continuing Administrator licenses as well as a Master of Education in Educational Administration degree and a Doctor of Education in Leadership degree.
Note: A master's degree and three years of successful teaching or related experience in K-12 public schools are prerequisites for receiving an administrative license from Oregon's TSPC. The program offers a master's degree in educational administration in combination with the Initial Administrator License for candidates wishing to pair these two offerings. Contact the program office for information.
New Administrative Standards Take Effect in 2007
Oregon's TSPC adopted new administrative licensing standards which mandated revisions of all administrative licensure programs in the state. In November 2006 TSPC granted unanimous approval to the proposed revisions for the Lewis & Clark Educational Leadership Program. Our course titles and content have been changed to more thoroughly incorporate TSPC's new standards.
Nonlicensure Studies
The Educational Leadership Program provides unique courses of study for education professionals. These programs frequently take the form of two- or three-day intensive seminars that meet over weekends or during school vacations and breaks. Subject matter usually addresses contemporary administrative needs and problems. These are some examples:
- Essential Readings (EDAD 520/620) considers a variety of topics including diversity and social justice as they apply to educational leadership. The course includes discussion of key questions such as "What school reform is needed to improve education for English-language learners?" (Call the Educational Leadership Program office for details.)
- Program for New Administrators: The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know (EDAD 531/609) allows first-time administrators to learn about their leadership responsibilities with other new administrators. Monthly seminars are jointly facilitated by a veteran administrator and a member of the Educational Leadership faculty. (Call the Educational Leadership office for details.)
- Courage to Lead is a yearlong program for the personal and professional renewal of K-12 school leaders. Participants meet four weekends during the year to develop excellence in personal and organizational leadership. (Contact the Courage to Lead Program at 503-768-6080 for details.)
Core Program
The graduate Core Program is described in detail in this catalog. Students should consult their advisers or the department chair for the specific Core requirements for educational administration.
Eligibility for Initial Licensure
Lewis & Clark recommends for the Initial Administrator License those candidates who have fulfilled the following requirements:
- Completion of a master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
- An Oregon teaching or personnel service license and three years of successful teaching or personnel service experience.
- Admission by the Lewis & Clark Educational Leadership Program and approved individual course of study on file.
- Completion of the required hours of graduate coursework appropriate to the desired license.
- Demonstration of knowledge of antidiscrimination statutes, if non-Oregon licensed.
- A passing score on the Praxis II Series test in educational leadership: administration and supervision (#0410).
- Evidence of passing the CBEST or the Praxis I: PPST/CBT series of tests, if coming from out-of-state.
Initial Administrator License
A minimum of 18 required course semester hours, distributed as follows:
Required Courses
EDAD 501 Leading and Managing for Teaching and Learning, 3 semester hours
EDAD 502 Instructional Leadership, 3 semester hours
EDAD 504 Practicum for Administrators, 4 semester hours total
EDAD 507 Budgeting for School Equity, 1 semester hour
EDAD 560 Using Data for School Improvement, 3 semester hours
EDAD 568 Engaging the Community for Effective Schools, 2.5 semester hours
EDAD 569 Ethics, Policy and the Law, 1.5 semester hours
Practicum
The Educational Leadership Program helps students design practicum experiences that support the application of theory. The practicum specifically addresses all areas of administrative responsibility and meets Oregon's TSPC requirement of verification of practicum experience at two combined levels: early childhood/elementary and middle-level/high school.
This two-semester course includes monthly seminar meetings and a field placement with a practicum plan developed between the campus supervisor, site supervisor and student. This commitment of time and energy meets TSPC's 360-hour practicum requirement.
The amount of time spent at each level--early childhood or elementary and middle level or high school--is determined on an individual basis, taking into account the student's experience and goals as well as site supervisors' advice.
Students are expected to demonstrate their leadership potential in the field settings, have meetings with their campus supervisor and site supervisor, log their activities, and develop a portfolio.
Eligibility for Continuing Administrator Licensure
Lewis & Clark recommends for the continuing Administrator License those candidates who have fulfilled the following requirements:
- Successful completion of the Basic or Initial Administrator License at Lewis & Clark or another regionally accredited institution.
- Admission by the Lewis & Clark Educational Leadership Program and approved individual course of study on file.
- Three years of successful administrative experience in Oregon schools on a Basic or an Initial Administrator License.
- Completion of the coursework and field experience required in the Continuing Administrator Program.
Continuing Administrator License
This license program is offered both on campus and at district-affiliated sites, and is open to candidates who hold an Initial Administrator License or the Basic Administrator License. The Continuing Administrator License Program is performance-based. Candidates develop a portfolio of evidence, demonstrating that they meet the advanced standards according to TSPC regulations. The portfolio is exhibited to peers and faculty during EDAD 558/637 Continuing Administrator License Seminar (C.A.L.S.). C.A.L.S. is usually the final course in the required 18-semester-hour program.
Required Courses
EDAD 542/607 Working With Diverse Populations in School Communities, 2 semester hours
or
EDAD 549/606 Professional Mentorship, Continuing License, 1 semester hour
EDAD 558/637 Continuing Administrator License Seminar (C.A.L.S.), 1 semester hour
Elective Courses
EDAD 520/620 Essential Readings, 1 semester hour
EDAD 523/623 Communication Skills for Administrators, 1 semester hour
EDAD 524/624 Implementing Curricula, 1 semester hour
EDAD 526/631 Leading Schools During Conflict, 1 semester hour
EDAD 530/630 Seminar on Organizational Change, 2 semester hours
EDAD 531/609 Program for New Administrators: The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know, 3 semester hours
EDAD 532/605 Working With the Marginally Performing Teacher, 2 semester hours
EDAD 533/638 Professional Development for Instructional Leaders, 3 semester hours
EDAD 534/636 Physical Environment of Schools, 1 semester hour
EDAD 540/629 Models of Organizational Change, 2 semester hours
EDAD 541/603 Working With Professional Relationships: Board and Personnel, 2 semester hours
EDAD 545/627 Contract Management, 1 semester hour
EDAD 546/626 Negotiation and Collective Bargaining, 2 semester hours
EDAD 547/634 Ethics, Diversity, and School Administration, 2 semester hours
EDAD 548/602 Leadership and Learning: Personal Change in a Professional Setting, 2 semester hours
EDAD 556/635 Advanced School Finance and District Budgeting, 1 semester hour
Note: Additional elective courses available with consent of advisor.
Joint Program: Master of Arts in Teaching and Initial Licensure
Candidates for a Standard Teacher License and M.A.T. may complete additional courses beyond the degree requirements to qualify for an Initial Administrator License. For details, contact the Teacher Education Program at 503-768-6100.
Master of Education in Educational Administration With Initial Administrator License
This 38-semester-hour M.Ed. program combines the requirements for an Initial administrator License with a master's degree and is designed for aspiring administrators who do not wish to seek a Standard Teacher License. A minimum of 38 semester hours are required, distributed as follows:
Required Courses
ED 500 Educational Research, 2 semester hours
ED 501 Constructive Assessment in the Classroom, 2 semester hours
EDAD 533/638/ED 525 Professional Development for Instructional Leaders, 3 semester hours, or other approved by advisor
ED 509 M.A.T. Project Seminar, 2 semester hours, CR/NC
The 18 semester hours required for the Initial Administrator Licensure Program, including the practicum. (See the Initial Licensure: Administrator section.)
Doctor of Education in Leadership
This program is designed for passionate educators who are committed to the furtherance of social justice. It has been structured to allow professionals to complete an academically challenging terminal degree while maintaining full-time employment. The Ed.D. program consists of 60 semester hours. Candidates may transfer up to 14 semester hours of advanced licensure work and/or work completed after a master's degree. The classwork portion of the 46-semester-hour cohort program takes 2 summers and 4 semesters (2 calendar years) to be completed. During their 2 years of coursework, students are guided in the preparation of a dissertation proposal focused on an issue of practice relevant to the promotion of social justice or equity. Most students complete and defend their dissertations by the end of the 3rd year. The cohort credits are distributed as follows:
Required Courses
EDLL 701 Foundations and History of Leadership, 2 semester hours
EDLL 702 Introduction to Personal and Organizational Leadership, 2 semester hours
EDLL 704 Leading Change Through Cultural Competence, 2 semester hours
EDLL 705 Seminar in System Concepts and Leadership, 3 semester hours
EDLL 706 Seminar in Action Research, 2 semester hours
EDLL 708 Ethics and Leadership for Social Justice, 1 semester hour
EDLL 717 Courage in Leadership, 3 semester hours
EDLL 725 Leadership in Changing Society, 2 semester hours
EDLL 726 Professional Writing Seminar I, 2 semester hours
EDLL 727 Professional Writing Seminar II, 1 semester hours
EDLL 728 Dissertation Proposal Seminar I, 2 semester hours
EDLL 729 Dissertation Proposal Seminar II, 4 semester hours
EDLL 730 Summative Seminar, 1 semester hour
EDLL 731 Public Policy: Creation and Implementation, 2 semester hours
EDLL 732 Contemporary Issues in Leadership, 2 semester hours
EDLL 741 Action Research Qualitative and Quantitative Method, 3 semester hours
EDLL 750 Doctoral Dissertation, 12 semester hours
Educational Leadership Curriculum
EDAD 501/610 - Leading and Managing for Teaching and Learning
This course investigates the "big picture" of schooling and administration. It addresses the school as an organization, the role of the administrator as an educational leader, systems organization, change as a process, leadership theory and development, visionary leadership principles and actions, resources management and allocation, communication strategies and school improvement as the framework for the improvement of student learning.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
EDAD 502/612 - Instructional Leadership
This course focuses on instructional leadership and how it connects to the complex relationships between teacher growth and development (supervision/evaluation), professional development and standards-based school improvement. The course draws from research on effective teaching to assist leaders in improving instructional practices and curriculum offerings. Students learn to capitalize on the diversity of the school community to improve teaching for all students.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
EDAD 504A/614A, 504B/614B - Practicum for Administrators
Two semesters of supervised, on-site, pre-designed administrative experience along with campus seminars involving activities, discussions and presentations. Students explore the essential content knowledge, leadership, collaboration and research skills necessary for successful school administration in early childhood/elementary and middle school/high school under the supervision of experienced site and campus supervisors.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least two EDAD initial license courses and admission to Educational Leadership with Initial Administrator License Program.
Credit: 2 semester hours each, CR/NC.
EDAD 507/617 - Budgeting for School Equity
Reviews the basic concepts of school finance at the state and district levels and how to apply them when developing a school budget. Examines the information necessary for budget planning that addresses equity, social justice and the achievement of diverse learners. Emphasis is on acquiring skills to lead and collaborate with others in the efficient allocation of resources.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1 semester hour
EDAD 523/623 - Communication Skills for Administrators
Communication process as it applies to personal and group effectiveness in a variety of settings, including site-based councils. Students explore the dynamics of communication between ethnic and social groups in dyads, small groups, and large groups. Investigates strategies for improving the content knowledge of group problem solving.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: EDAD 523, 1 semester hour. EDAD 623, 1 semester hour.
EDAD 524/624 - Implementing Curricula
Application of research on teaching and learning to classroom instruction and instructional leadership to eliminate the achievement gap. Stresses ways of adapting instruction to student characteristics and developing systematic staff development programs. Reviews research on the special needs of students from different cultures.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
EDAD 525/625 - School-Community Relations
Developing understanding and awareness of the administrator's role in initiating and maintaining reciprocal growth relationships with various communities in school districts. Emphasis on applying theories and models of school-community relations to the development and/or improvement of an administrator's content knowledge, self-understanding through reflection, and interpersonal skills.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
EDAD 526/631 - Leading Organizations During Conflict
Working through conflict with adults in school organizations. Students investigate the causes of conflicts and consider resolution strategies to promote justice, equity, and inclusion. Appropriate for professionals at the building and district level.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
EDAD 530/630 - Seminar on Organizational Change
Bringing about change in organizations. Builds content knowledge, professional identity, and organizational assessment to assist participants involved in organizational change at the building or district level to develop, implement, and evaluate the change.
Prerequisite: EDAD 540/629 or consent of instructor.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDAD 531/609 - Program for New Administrators: The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know
Challenges, ethical dilemmas, and surprises facing new administrators. Meets monthly for a year and includes a fall retreat. Participants develop content knowledge, leadership skills, and peer support groups within and across districts.
Prerequisite: Position requiring the Initial Administrator License.
Credit: 1-3 semester hours.
EDAD 532/605 - Working With the Marginally Performing Teacher
Knowledge, skills, and support school administrators need in order to work with adults, primarily teachers, whose performance is not acceptable. Readings, whole-group discussions, guest presentations, reflective writing, and sharing support with peers. Candidates improve content knowledge and assessment techniques to increase achievement for diverse student groups.
Prerequisite: Position requiring the Initial Administrator License, position providing supervisory responsibility, or consent of instructor.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDAD 533/638 - Professional Development for Instructional Leaders
Same as ED 525.
EDAD 534/636 - Physical Environment of Schools
Management and maintenance of school facilities and equipment. Topics include school-plant needs, planning, allocating resources, costs, design, and operations. Analyzes issues of legal liability, transportation, capital investment, and depreciation.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
EDAD 535/621 - Organizational Leadership and Decision Making
Factors that influence leadership roles and behavior. Enhance your collaborative, leadership, and advocacy skills in the company of fellow educational administrators and school counselors. Students will gain an increased understanding of their own leadership beliefs and behaviors, as well as familiarity with new concepts, skills, and technology useful in their roles as collaborators and educational leaders within the school and community. Diversity, cultural impact on organizational management and educational leadership, advocacy, and collaboration will be addressed throughout the course. Also listed as SCED 561.
Prerequisite: Initial Administrator License or consent of adviser.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDAD 536/604 - Leading Schools Through Instructional Technologies
Broad overview of the ever-changing technology landscape. Participants get hands-on experience using educational and management technologies. Topics include research on technology in education and the teaching approaches enhanced by technology. Administrators learn to make informed decisions about technology while increasing personal skills in its use.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDAD 537/632 - Educational Research and Assessment
Qualitative and quantitative interpretation of educational research, with emphasis on applying action research principles to promote achievement for diverse student groups. Students analyze achievement data and alternative forms of assessment in their schools and districts. Emphasis on mandates for certificates of mastery, portfolio construction, task building, scoring rubrics, and the need to focus on assessment for learning.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDAD 540/629 - Models of Organizational Change
Understanding current research and the application of models of organizational change for educational administrators and school counselor candidates. Changes in organizations may be caused by internal and external forces such as mandates, implemented innovations, plans for improvement, and unexpected events. Covers methods for planning change, such as organizational development, action research, survey feedback, and individual planning. Exploration of the Focus Model of the change process for the individual, small group, and organization. Discussion of readings and publications in organizational management, leadership, advocacy, collaboration, and technology as applied to the educational mission of enhancing academic, career, and personal/ social success for all students. Diversity and cultural impact on organizational management will be addressed throughout the course. Also listed as SCED 562.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDAD 541/603 - Working With Professional Relationships: Board and Personnel
Examination of issues administrators face in working with school boards and employees, and of the skills needed to develop productive, effective, and clear relationships with board members and district personnel. Topics include personnel leadership and management, conflict resolution, consensus building, issue analysis, and meeting the goals of the Oregon Reform Act and the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDAD 542/607 - Working With Diverse Populations in School Communities
Opportunities for administrators to investigate assumptions that guide behavior and to gain firsthand knowledge of the family life and culture of students from various ethnic groups. Participants reflect on their own attitudes about individuals from other cultures and groups. Topics include ways to improve school programs that provide services to students from diverse populations. Participants also reflect on their own culture, assumptions, and beliefs.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDAD 543 - Teaching Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students
Same as ED540/609.
EDAD 545/627 - Contract Management
Administering the contract as it applies to school employees. Designed for students who have responsibility for contract management.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
EDAD 546/626 - Negotiation and Collective Bargaining
Management of the collective bargaining process as it applies to public employees. Designed for students who have responsibility for negotiation or administration of contracts. Emphasis on the influence of Oregon's Collective Bargaining Law and new models of collaborative bargaining. Includes a minor practicum component.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDAD 547/634 - Ethics, Diversity, and School Administration
Ethical issues dealing with leadership and governance and laws pertaining to public institutions. Participants explore how leaders can use the ideals of diversity, equity, justice, and ethical behavior to advance local, state, and national school reform efforts.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDAD 548/602 - Leadership and Learning: Personal Change in a Professional Setting
Seminar exploring dilemmas of professional life and leadership experienced in school administration. Students investigate an issue or dilemma in their teaching and/or administrative work life and prepare a verbal case study and overview document. Participants practice asking honest, open questions and being totally attentive to the presenters.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Continuing Administrator Program, experience as an administrator, consent of instructor.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDAD 549/606 - Professional Mentorship, Continuing License
Students establish a yearlong formal mentor-mentee relationship with a Lewis & Clark faculty member and with a field supervisor in their own district or a neighboring district. At the end of the program, the student prepares a written critique of the experience. Meets the Continuing Administrator License requirement in OAR 584-017-0260.
Prerequisite: Initial Administrator License.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
EDAD 554/642 - Courage to Lead
Offers a context for participants to explore the dilemmas experienced in their work. Participants investigate a particular issue or dilemma in their administrative work life and prepare a verbal case study and written document for the members of the seminar group. Participants ask honest, open, attentive questions of the presenters. All students are responsible for particular core readings; each participant is also directed to specific books focused on their special area of question and concern.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 1-4 semester hours.
EDAD 555 - Small Schools in Theory and Practice
Exploration of advantages of small schools and their success in supporting enhanced academic achievement among a wide range of students, especially students from economically disadvantaged communities. Overview of the issues individuals or groups interested in starting such schools should keep in mind to ensure their long-term survivability. Presentations by local educators who work in small schools supplement readings. Also listed as ED 527.
Prerequisite: Admission to Inservice M.A.T. Program or Educational Leadership Program. Consent of instructor required for students in Preservice M.A.T. Program.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDAD 556/635 - Advanced School Finance and District Budgeting
Advanced budgeting concepts for district-level administrators with emphasis on how long-range planning, facilities management, and special programs designed to eliminate achievement disparities affect the annual budget-making process.
Prerequisite: Initial Administrator License.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
EDAD 558/637 - Continuing Administrator License Seminar (C.A.L.S.)
When candidates for the Continuing Administrator License complete academic requirements, they present a portfolio of professional evidence to demonstrate competence in meeting Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) advanced standards for the Continuing Administrator License.
Prerequisite: Completion of all academic content requirements for the Continuing Administrator License.
Credit: 1 semester hour, CR/NC.
EDAD 560/660 – Using Data for School Improvement
This course builds a common knowledge base for understanding the critical role data plays in school improvement efforts. It introduces several levels of data use and application, moving from state accountability requirements to mobilizing efforts to equalize access of high standards for all students. Students collect, analyze, communicate and use various forms of data in school visioning, improvement planning and decision making.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 3 semester hours
EDAD 565/640 - Seminar in Governance, Law, and Interagency Cooperation
School districts are increasingly required to act in concert with a variety of public agencies. School leaders must be able to work effectively with city, county, and state agency partners to accomplish public policy goals that often transcend traditional mandates of schools. Investigates the leadership skills needed to work across the typical boundaries and responsibilities of public schools and other public agencies and private service providers.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
EDAD 568/668 – Engaging the Community for Effective Schools
Research shows students perform better in schools having strong community support. This course defines community engagement, identifies the critical stakeholders and develops inclusive involvement and collaboration strategies. District demographic data, needs assessments and socioeconomic factors are used for developing community engagement plans while taking into account categories of diversity (cultural, ethnic, racial, economic). Includes discussions of successful community engagement models.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 2.5 semester hours
EDAD 569/669 – Ethics, Policy and the Law
Study of the principles of ethical leadership and working successfully in the larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural environment of an educational system. Examination of landmark legal cases, federal policies, state and local laws and regulations impacting school systems. Exploration of social justice avocation through access and equity issues that promote equitable learning for students. Discussions of the roles and responsibilities of policy makers and stakeholders.
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1.5 semester hours
EDAD 575 - Practicum for Superintendents
Supervised, on-site, predesigned administrative experience and campus seminars involving discussions, student presentations, and task analysis. Students examine their understanding of administrative theory in light of their field application of the theory, synthesizing the theory and experience into a holistic interpretation of educational administration. Activities vary depending on the site chosen, student interests, and desired skill development.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 4 semester hours, CR/NC.
EDAD 585/639 - Seminar for New Superintendents
Superintendents are the chief educational officer, the chief financial officer, and often the chief legal officer for the school district. Individuals hired into their first superintendent position are often unprepared for the multiple challenges that face them. Assists professionals in meeting the ethical, legal, educational, and leadership challenges of the new position. Participants develop peer support networks with other first-year superintendents. The yearlong course meets monthly.
Prerequisite: Position of superintendent.
Credit: 2 semester hours, CR/NC.
EDAD 586/641 - Continuing Superintendent Assessment License Seminar
When candidates for the Continuing Superintendent License complete academic requirements, they present a portfolio of professional evidence to demonstrate competence in meeting Teacher Standards and Practices Commission standards for licensure.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
EDAD 590 - Essential Readings
Same as EDAD 520/620, ED 516.
EDAD 591 - Program Evaluation
Systematic approach to program evaluation. Students are exposed to methods of assessing program effectiveness, the use of program evaluation as a productive basis for future planning for high levels of student achievement, and the prospects for developing excellence in program performance and credibility within public organizations.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDAD 593 - Business Management in Education
Series of topical workshops in school operations, beginning with a fall conference and extending through the spring semester. Designed in cooperation with Business Officials of Oregon Schools for business managers and superintendents of small school districts. Topics include risk management, purchasing, accounting procedures, food service, and custodial services.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
EDAD 598 - Special Studies: New or Experimental Courses
EDAD 599 - Independent Study
EDAD 649 – Independent Study (Off-Campus)
Note: For interdisciplinary courses, see Teacher Education in this catalog.
EDLL 701 - Foundations and History of Leadership
In 1837 Horace Mann said, "A nation could not long remain ignorant and free." Mann argued for universal public education, supported by tax funds. The major questions of the day: Who is to be educated? Who will teach them? What will they learn? These have since been answered many times over; in the 21st century we are raising those questions again. Explore how leadership, organization, and ethical and political issues relate to those three fundamental questions.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or consent of program director.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDLL 702 - Introduction to Personal and Organizational Leadership
Introduction to advanced personal and organizational leadership concepts. Emphasis on assessing individual leadership skills and learning styles. Content will include skills to develop culturally proficient leadership.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or consent of program director.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDLL 704 - Leading Change Through Cultural Competence
Offers leaders help developing strategies to lead their schools in the development of cultural proficiency. Explores how policies and practices can enable staff, students, and families to interact effectively in a culturally diverse environment. Discussion of how a lack of cultural competence impedes teaching and learning in many of today's schools. Participants will learn how to analyze their values, beliefs, and behavior in this context and will reflect on their own cultural competence.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or permission of the program director.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDLL 705 - Seminar in Systems Concepts and Leadership
In-depth investigation of systems and systems thinking as a conceptual framework for understanding organizational phenomena. Learn, practice, and use advanced leadership skills to achieve desired organizational priorities.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or consent of program director.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
EDLL 706 - Seminar in Action Research
Introduction to the principles of action research. Includes history and theory of a variety of research approaches. Explores the role of participant observer as well as the action research cycle of planning, action, evaluation, and renewed planning. Participants will begin exploring researchable issues related to their dissertation topics.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or consent of program director.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDLL 708 - Ethics and Leadership for Social Justice
Leaders face challenges when implementing policies and procedures regarding diversity, equity, and social justice. Explore ethical issues dealing with leadership, governance, and policy development pertaining to public institutions.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or consent of program director.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
EDLL 717 - Courage in Leadership
Offers a context for exploring the dilemmas we all experience in our work. Each seminar participant will be responsible for investigating a particular issue in his or her administrative work life and preparing a verbal case study and a 4- to 6-page overview. Learn how to ask honest, open questions, as well as how to be totally attentive to presenters. Each participant will be responsible for core readings as well as specific books focused on his or her area of question and concern. Enrollment limited to 20.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or consent of program director.
Credit: 1 semester hour. (3 terms of 1 credit each required for EdD students.)
EDLL 725 - Leadership in a Changing Society: Alternative Perspectives
Advanced seminar exploring the dynamics of change through the application of organizational leadership. Investigate through literature review, lectures, panel presentations, and discussions the lessons of historical and contemporary leaders. Apply leadership concepts from varied disciplines such as anthropology, history, economics, and philosophy.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or consent of program director.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDLL 726 - Professional Writing Seminar I
Invites students to see writing as a process, develop a variety of types of writing, and understand the power of narrative to engage readers. Gain an awareness of the role of personal voice in your professional writing. Participants are encouraged to write as a habit rather than as a requirement; to use honed writing, speaking, and listening skills on a regular basis; and to use writing as a means of research. Covers practical applications to issues of leadership.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or consent of program director.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDLL 727 - Professional Writing Seminar II
Write confidently with power and control. Participants in this intensive seminar refine their narrative writing skills, produce a variety of writing models useful in professional life, and construct a personalized process for completing a clear and engaging dissertation. Emphasis is on writing as a means of research and on practical applications to issues of leadership.
Prerequisite: EDLL 726.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
EDLL 728 – Dissertation Proposal Seminar I
Development of the dissertation proposal. Participants will define the purpose of their research, area of investigation, and focus of their study; fully develop the rationale underlying their proposal and the background/context of their study; analyze and/or summarize relevant literature to support the logic for and background of their study; and identify useful research methodology.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or permission of adviser.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDLL 729 - Dissertation Proposal Seminar II
Development of the dissertation proposal. Participants will define the purpose of their research, area of investigation, and focus of their study; fully develop the rationale underlying their proposal and the background/context of their study; analyze and/or summarize relevant literature to support the logic for and background of their study; and identify useful research methodology.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or permission of program director.
Credit: 4 semester hours.
EDLL 730 - Summative Seminar
Prepares participants for advancement to candidacy. To meet the requirements for advancement, participants will produce an exhibition that contains a discussion integrating the material learned in the first 2 years of the Ed.D. program. The exhibition will include a discussion of the significance of the material and a demonstration of the participant's understanding of the theory and research supporting the content studied. Participants may select from a variety of vehicles for their project.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or permission of the program director.
Credit: 1 semester hour.
EDLL 731 - Public Policy: Creation and Implementation
Analyzes the process for creating public policy, examines the intended and unintended outcomes of policy development, and assists participants in increasing their understanding of the political arena in which policy is developed. Students will examine successful and unsuccessful policy initiatives in order to develop effective methods for planning and leading change initiatives in organizations.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or permission of the program director.
Credit: 2 semester hours.
EDLL 732 - Contemporary Issues in Leadership
Seminar designed to acquaint doctoral candidates with the scholarly interests of those faculty members who may later serve as chairs for their dissertation committees. Candidates will read works by faculty, who will then lead discussions regarding their research and scholarship as it pertains to the development and exercise of leadership. Provides participants with an overview of different faculty perspectives on leadership.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or permission of the program director.
Credit: 1 semester hour. (2 terms of 1 credit each required for EdD students.)
EDLL 741 - Action Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
Review of research methodologies necessary to complete a dissertation project. Designed to enable participants to become conversant with appropriate qualitative and quantitative methodologies, particularly as they relate to action research and leadership. Candidates will gain the skills needed to assess the relevance of published literature to their own research.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program or permission of program director.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
EDLL 750 - Doctoral Dissertation
Completion of dissertation research under the direction of the chair of the candidate's dissertation committee. Candidates must be enrolled in this course during the term in which they defend their dissertations, and must complete at least 12 hours before defending their dissertations. Grade will be considered incomplete until the candidate has successfully defended his or her dissertation.
Prerequisite: Admission to Ed.D. program, advancement to candidacy, and successful defense of a dissertation proposal.
Credit: 1-12 semester hours.