Students are required to spend time in field settings. Students are required to spend time in field settings. A course designed for superintendents, high school principals, and other administrators. Its purpose is to train for administering and supervising vocational education in schools. A study of leadership with particular emphasis on understanding the nature, defining characteristics, responsibilities, contextual determinants, and importance of leadership within educational organizations.
Leadership theory is used to inform the discussion about each leader identified and studied.
May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters. These specializations include, but are not limited to, the study of curriculum and instructional leadership, educational law, personnel administration, school and community relations, education for diverse populations, budgeting and financing of schools. Activities designed to improve skill in planning, decision making, organizing, communicating, evaluating, negotiating, and resolving conflict will be provided as appropriate. Educational innovations and processes of implementing change may be analyzed. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.