A study of the process of leadership with activities designed to improve skill in planning, decision making, organizing, communicating, and evaluating. Research on leadership and the processes of implementing change will be analyzed. A study of fiscal resources available to researchers and practitioners in professional education, involving identification of funding sources, an understanding of proposal requirements and strategies for proposal development, competence in proposal evaluation, experience in the drafting and submission of a specific proposal to an appropriate agency. This course is designed as a culminating course for the Master of School Administration program. The course examines current issues and problems that impact school administration.
Emphasis is focused on administrative tasks, roles, and functions of educational leaders in schools.
The course includes an in-depth review of contemporary trends that change or influence educational administration and governance. Consideration will be given to determining needs for specific training in a community and developing programs appropriate to meet those needs. The purpose of this course is to inform students in educational leadership of the nature of organizations and ways in which educational organizations maintain themselves. During the course, it will be emphasized that organizational theory and development are eventually about how people grow and develop relationships. The course is designed to bring educational leadership and organizational thinking into a common framework.