15:230:500Foundations of Educational Administration and Supervision (3)Analysis of conceptual, technical, and human resource skills associated with administrative and supervisory behavior in schools. Emphasizes the foundations of leadership, communication, decision-making, and human resource management.
15:230:501Leadership and Communication Skills Educational Supervision (3)Introduces both the theory and practice of educational leadership. Drawing upon differing disciplinary perspectives, the class emphasizes linking administrative policies and practices to their theoretical foundations.
15:230:502School Budgeting (3)Comprehensive review of the basic accounting cycle, followed by a study of accounting systems, internal administrative and accounting controls, bond financing, budgeting, and an analysis of financial statements. The application of site-based budgeting to core curriculum standards presented.Prerequisite: 15:230:520.
15:230:503Business Administration of School Systems (3) The
business administration of a school district, including accounting,
budgeting, payroll, purchasing procedures, capital outlay, management
information systems, risk management, food service, transportation,
personnel records, equipment, and facilities.
15:230:504 Physical Facilities and the Learning Environment (3)The ways in which physical dimensions of
the school and classroom influence student behavior, attitudes, and
achievement; emphasizes translating research into practical guidelines
for the design and management of classroom settings; energy
consumption, maintenance, school construction and utilization
standards; and overall financing of capital outlay and debt service.
15:230:505School-Community Relations: The Politics of Education (3)
Analysis
of the political basis for community support to schools and the
influence of community groups on the role of the school administrator.
15:230:506Clinical Studies in School-Community Analysis (3)
Facilitates
a field application of community analysis and relations programs;
analysis carried out through the use of a varied political,
theoretical, and practical base.
Prerequisite: 15:230:505 or permission of instructor.
15:230:507 Education Law (3)
Impact
of the legal system on education; emphasizes issues arising from
conflicts between public policy and individual rights; study of federal
and state constitutions, statutes, regulations, and court decisions.
15:230:508Educational Policy Implementation: U.S. and International (3)This course is an overview of education policy
implementation from the international level in the world's "leading" education
systems to the local level. The course examines the challenge of education
policy implementation and how and to what extent research can guide policy and
produce changes that lead to desired improvements in practice and, ultimately,
student learning. Key questions addressed are why implementation failure is so
common, and what can be done to prevent it? Students develop projects related
to their individual interests in education policy including critiquing systems
change efforts and designing change projects.
15:230:512Administration and Supervision of Elementary and Secondary Schools (3)
Problems of organization, supervision, and administration of elementary and secondary schools.
15:230:514Personnel Administration (3)
Administration
of personnel policies, methods, and techniques employed in the public
sector, including environmental influences, relevance to organizational
structure, collective bargaining, tenure, affirmative action,
recruitment, selection, induction, development, appraisal, termination,
and legal parameters.
Prerequisite: 15:230:500.
15:230:516 Administration and Supervision of Special Education Services (3)
Role
and function of special education; special services within the school
and community, including special classes for the mentally and/or
physically handicapped; and various services, such as school
psychology, school social work, speech correction, learning
disabilities specialist, and others.
Prerequisites: Either 15:230:500 or 501, and 521.
15:230:517Diversity and the Politics of Higher Education (3)This class addresses diversity (racial, ethnic, class, linguistic, religious, sexual identity, gender identity, and disability) and how issues of diversity shape the politics of higher education. Students, who are currently administrators in higher education or aspiring college administrators, will be expected to use multiple theoretical perspectives to understand the structure and dynamics of colleges and universities. Specifically, you can expect to become familiar with higher education, politics, and diversity issues; and to improve understanding about your own and others' perspectives about how institutions of higher education engage with, understand, and promote diversity.
15:230:519Higher Education Finance (3)
Financing higher education; state/local systems of support, internal institutional budget issues, and development of evaluative tools; comparisons among various state higher-education financing systems.
15:230:520Public School Finance (3)
State
and federal directives on school finance and educational equity;
economic principles and national income measures related to public
education; calculation of property taxes and bond issues; local, state,
and federal methods of financing public education; overview of cost
efficiency and effectiveness measures; investments; the basic
accounting structure of state and local governments; and the budget
system and comprehensive annual reports used by school districts in New
Jersey.
15:230:521Supervision of Instruction (3)
Aspects
of supervision, such as definition and scope; philosophy, issues,
principles, and techniques; understanding and improving the learning
situation; and evaluation of supervision.
Basic course; prerequisite to advanced study in supervision.
15:230:522Decision Analysis I (3)
Introduction
to decision-making in organizations; focuses on organizational
missions, goals, and practical techniques for developing
decision-making strategies; emphasizes use of microcomputers for
quantitative decision-making.
Prerequisites: 15:230:500, 501.
15:230:530Internship in Educational Administration I (3)
Provides students with the
opportunity to synthesize and apply knowledge gained in their graduate studies
with the goal of developing insight into actual administrative practice.
Emphasis will be upon application of the New Jersey Standards for
Administrators. Students must arrange an internship experience with a cooperating
administrator within their home school district. A faculty supervisor provides
guidance and technical support.Prerequisite: Students must have completed 15 or more credits in program 230 master of education (Ed.M.) courses.
15:230:531Internship in Educational Administration II (3)Provides students with the
opportunity to synthesize and apply knowledge gained in their graduate studies
with the goal of developing insight into actual administrative practice.
Emphasis will be upon application of the New Jersey Standards for
Administrators. Students must arrange an internship experience with a cooperating
administrator within their home school district. A faculty supervisor provides
guidance and technical support.Prerequisites: Students must have completed 15 or more credits in program 230 master of education (Ed.M.) courses and completed 15:230:530.
15:230:532Internship in Educational Administration III (3)Provides students with the opportunity to synthesize and apply knowledge gained in their graduate studies with the goal of developing insight into actual administrative (superintendent, assistant superintendent) practice. Emphasis will be upon application of the New Jersey Standards for Administrators. Students must arrange an internship experience with a cooperating administrator (superintendent, assistant superintendent) within their home school district. A faculty supervisor provides guidance and technical support. Prerequisite: Successful completion of 300 hours of 15:230:530 Internship in Educational Administration I and 15:230:531 Internship in Educational Administration II or an academic equivalent from a New Jersey accredited college or university.
15:230:600Topics in Educational Administration and Supervision (3)
Selected
issues and policies pertinent to the administration and supervision of
education. Topics may differ each time the course is offered.
15:230:601Practicum in Educational Administration (BA)
The case-conference method provides an opportunity for analysis of individual administrative problems.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Open only to advanced graduate
students who desire to accomplish independent minor research in the solution
of specific problems.
15:230:603Theory and Research Findings in Educational Administration (3)Examination of theory and evidence about how leadership and organizational processes in schools and districts contribute to improved teaching and learning; designed for preparation of the practicing administrator, the theorist, and the researcher in educational leadership and policy.Prerequisites: Master's degree and permission of instructor.
15:230:604Leading Educational Organizations (3)
Contemporary
organizational theory and analysis with major focus on behavior in
educational organizations; the approach is a comparative analysis of
formal organizations.
Prerequisite: 15:230:603 or permission of instructor.
15:230:605Fieldwork in Educational Administration (BA)
Provides
opportunities for advanced students to do special research on a
professional problem in the field under supervision of the Graduate
School of Education staff; the problem may involve any phase of local
school administration; application of research in the field to local
conditions and local facilities.
Prerequisite: Permission of program coordinator.
15:230:606Higher Education Law (3)Legislative, judicial, and administrative sources of law affecting institutions of higher education; focuses on the legal implications of administrative decision-making in such institutions, issues of educational and employee equity, and strategies for avoiding legal problems.
15:230:607New Jersey Education Law (3)The legislative, judicial, and administrative sources of New Jersey law affecting the cooperation of schools; policy issues, New Jersey Statutes Title 18A, and commissioner's decisions emphasized.
15:230:608Case Studies in Educational Administration and Supervision (3)
Administrative/supervisory
cases identifying and diagnosing concrete issues and problems in
educational organizations; examples of administering and supervising
school improvement, with emphasis given to development and presentation
of solutions and practical leadership strategies.
15:230:609Leading for Social Justice: Navigating through Policy, Politics, and the Law (3)Using a blend of case studies and texts, this course engages students in the hard work of leading educational organizations toward more equitable outcomes for all students, while negotiating the competing demands involving educational policy, politics, and U.S. and state law.
15:230:610Administration for School Effectiveness (3)
Examines
literature on school factors related to student learning and planned
organizational change. Students conduct an on-site school assessment
with recommendations for instituting change.
15:230:613,614Research Problems in Educational Administration and Supervision I,II (3,3)
Problem
areas in educational administration and supervision, and examination of
relevant potential research topics and appropriate methodologies of
study; practical experiences in the research process as a way of
integrating coursework experiences; and the preparation of a doctoral
dissertation.
15:230:615Assessment Data/Problem-Solving (3)This course will improve students' understanding of assessment data to support learning in classrooms, schools, and districts. It will begin with using materials published by ASCD to map or to describe a curriculum in terms of standards, key goals and questions, instrumental lessons and experiences, materials, interim student performance benchmarks, and final outcome measures. The course will then focus on analyzing assessment data, developing action plans, and implementing changes. It will develop a cycle of activities that starts with curriculum mapping and continues through using assessment data for planned change.
15:230:618Educational Policy Development to Advance Equity and Effectiveness (3)This course will focus on early childhood education policy. We will examine policy and policy making as it evolved historically for: Head Start, early intervention and preschool for children with disabilities, preschool education in the public schools, child care, home visiting, and parenting subsidies including parental leave. Students will have the opportunity to choose their own more specific focus and will produce a research-based policy brief on a topic of their choice.
15:230:620Organization and Administration of Higher Education (3)
Problems related to the governance of institutions of higher learning, including the aspects of general organization and administration, legal structure, business and finance, agencies for policymaking, academic administration, student personnel policy, plant planning and maintenance, and relations with the various publics of the institution.
15:230:621Personnel Policy and the School as a Workplace (3)Explores a range of issues related to the teaching profession, the teacher workforce, and the school as workplace. Through readings, discussions, and projects, the course will examine how the work of teachers is shaped by the nature of teaching, organizational conditions, and educational policy, as well as how educational policy can be informed by a better understanding of the realities within schools.
15:230:622Fiscal Policy and Management in Education (3)The course on school finance seeks to blend concepts of school finance policy and the financial and business management of schools and school systems. It is divided into three main modules, which move in progression from developing a macrolevel understanding of federal, state, and local policies for raising revenues and distributing expenditures for public schooling to more local, microlevel financial planning, including both short-run and long-range financial planning. Each module will culminate in the preparation and presentation of student group projects.
15:230:623Organizational Leadership: Problems of Practice (3)The course will consist of problems, based on current issues or dilemmas in leadership, determined by the concentration faculty, in consultation with a practitioner advisory group. The purpose of this course will be to develop a greater appreciation of the practical issues in organizational leadership: what works, what does not, and what might work if scaled up in context.
15:230:624Leading for Instructional Equity (3)Explores effective methodology and rationale for designing and constructing curriculum, examining its congruence with applicable governmental and professional standards, analyzing existing curriculum, and monitoring implementation of curriculum design and standards within instructional practice.
15:230:625Policy for Urban Education (3)Helps students understand how formal schooling in American cities is
influenced by the larger political currents in which educational institutions
are placed, and to a lesser extent how educational institutions affect the
distribution of other important goods in urban areas.
15:230:630Readings in the Administration and Supervision of Education (3)
Study
of literature and research in an area of administration and supervision
of educational institutions. The interests and background of the
student and his or her professional career goal are given careful
consideration in the development of the reading list. Periodic reports
and/or papers on the readings are used to evaluate student progress.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
15:230:650Seminar in Educational Supervision (3)
Using
the clinical approach, students carry on studies of the theoretical
context of supervisory practice, methodological techniques, sociology
of supervision, and supervision as leadership in curriculum improvement.
Prerequisites: 15:230:500, 521, or permission of instructor.
15:230:701Dissertation Study: Educational Administration (BA)Prerequisite: Permission of adviser. Open to graduate students who are writing
a doctoral thesis in the field of administration.
15:230:800Matriculation Continued (0)Continuous registration can be accomplished by enrolling for at least 3 credits in standard course offerings, including research courses, or by enrolling in this course for 0 credits. Students actively engaged in study toward their degree who are using university facilities and faculty time are expected to enroll for the appropriate credits.
15:230:866Graduate Assistantship (E-BA)Students who hold graduate assistantships are required to enroll in this course for 3 or 6 E credits per semester.
15:230:877Teaching Assistantship (E-BA)Students who hold teaching assistantships are required to enroll in this course for 3 or 6 E credits per semester.
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