This course is designed to give students entering the ODU Principal Preparation program an understanding of the complex roles and challenges of a school principal, while focusing on the constantly changing nature of administrative responsibility. Students develop an integrated view of the knowledge base, research and practice of administration within a context of multiple perspectives and a wide range of thinking. The prupose of the course is to increase understanding of education, the roll of educational administration, the forces that are mocing education into a new era, the transitions that are occurring, and the use of the latest, best practices to improve the education of all children. An introduction to educational leadership to develop a capacity for reflective practice which unifies theory and knowledge for the improvement of instruction. Students will begin to understand their leadership potential through reflection, self-analysis, and instructor feedback via diagnostic assessment and case studies for principals.
Students develop an administrative portfolio skills assessment, required for entry level course.