Completion of all AEL required courses. Directed opportunities to use educational leadership knowledge and skills to design projects and solve problems. Students develop a field-based project that includes the identification and analysis of a local school or district problem and the implementation and evaluation of a solution to the identified problem. AEL 649 Advanced Research. Directed research activities related to educational leadership topics.
Enrollment is subject to program regulations and permission of the student's program committee.
Credit is based on the nature and degree of student involvement. AEL 650 Organizational Theory. An exploration of the relationship among concepts, generalizations, and theoretical models found in the behavioral and social sciences. The application of these to administrative practice in educational settings is addressed. An analysis of the major functions involved in administering a staff personnel program.