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EDLD-510EDLD 510 Educational Organization (3 hrs)
An introduction to educational organizations and the structure of American schools; the authority and relationships of federal, state and local governments to education; and the role and function of education in society.
EDLD-622
EDLD 622 Organization and Administration of Higher Education (3 hrs)
An understanding of the structure and governance of higher education--two year and four-year colleges as well as universities-- including legal bases, external and internal constraints, functional patterns, administrative staff roles and responsibility, faculty organization and authority, and student participation in organizational structure.
EDLD-687-680-681
EDLD 679/680/681 Special Topics: Qualitiative Research (1/2/3 hrs)
Special experimental offerings of the educational leadership program.
Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.
EDLD-699-797-799
EDLD 697/698/699 & EDLD 797/798/799 Independent Study (1/2/3 hrs)
An intensive study of a problem under the direction of a University faculty member.
Offered on a credit/ no-credit basis.
Prereq: approval of adviser, 10 hours in educational leadership and department permission
EDLD-712
EDLD 712 Analysis of Research in Administration (3 hrs)
Emphasis on contributions of research in the behavioral sciences to educational leadership. Critical readings of the research of psychologists, sociologists, political scientists and others that have special meaning in understanding such concepts as leadership, organization, power, authority, communication, innovation and decision making.
Prereq: six hours in educational leadership, EDPS 621, EDPS 677, EDLD 640, EDLD 710
EDLD-740
EDLD 740 Organizational Theory (3 hrs)
Various theories, approaches and methods of organizing educational institutions. Concern with design, purposes, processes, problems, and issues of organizational structuring and change. Examination of organizational environment and informational organization.
Open to specialist and doctoral students only
EDLD-794
EDLD 794 Advanced Seminar in Educational Administration (3 hrs)
Intensive study of selected problems in administration and supervision.
Prereq: admission to doctoral program in educational leadership
EDLD-820
EDLD 820 The Politics of Educational Leadership (3 hrs)
This course will examine the exercise of political power in education. It is designed for the educational leader who must deal with the impact of politics on managing and leading educational institutions.
Prereq: admission to the doctoral program in educational leadership
EDLD-895
EDLD 679/680/681 Special Topics: Qualitiative Research (1/2/3 hrs)
Special experimental offerings of the educational leadership program. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.
EDLD-896-897-898
EDLD 896/897/898 Dissertation Research (1/2/4/8/12 hrs)
These courses are designed for the doctoral student who is working on his or her dissertation research. Enrollment in the various courses will reflect the student's effort on the dissertation in a given semester. Offered on a credit/no-credit basis.
Prereq: admission to candidate status and successful completion of EDLD 895
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