Concentration in Educational Leadership

Coordinator: Dr. William Firestone (732-932-7496, ext. 8231; email: william.firestone@gse.rutgers.edu)

This program is designed to provide further education for individuals who have a master's degree in educational administration and certification to serve as at least a building administrator, although it is not assumed that applicants are serving as administrators. The intended audience for this concentration is current and future school and district P-12 administrators.

REQUIREMENTS

Core Courses (24 credits)

15:255:611  Leadership I: Leadership in Schools and Communities (3)

15:255:612  Leadership II: Change Process (3)

15:255:615  Social Context I: Sociocultural Foundations of Education (3)

15:255:617  Social Context II: History of School Reform in America (3)

15:255:606  Learners and Learning I: Key Principles of Learning (3)

15:255:607  Learners and Learning II: Adult Learning and Training (3)

15:255:603  Inquiry I: Introduction to Methods and Uses of Inquiry (3)

15:255:602  Inquiry II: Program Evaluation (3)

Concentration Courses (24 credits)

15:230:609  Leading for Social Justice (3)

15:230:615  Assessment/Data/Problem Solving (3)

15:255:620  Qualitative Methods for Leaders (3) OR 16:300:509  Qualitative Research Methods (3) OR 16:300:511  Quantitative Research Methods (3)

 15:230:621  Personal Policy and School as Workplace (3)

15:230:622  Fiscal Policy and Management in Education (3)

15:230:623  Organizational Leadership: Problems of Practice (3)

15:230:624  Leading Curriculum and Instruction (3)

Elective (3 credits)
Course should be chosen in consultation with adviser.

Dissertation (24 credits)