Students develop knowledge and skills in research methods, statistics, and measurement. The purpose of the major area is to increase the doctoral student's knowledge base in his or her chosen field of concentration. There are two required courses in the major area, and they must be completed sequentially during the student's first year of enrollment in the program. Students examine historical and contemporary interrelationships of hegemony, domination, and power undergirding sociocultural viewpoints, institutional forces, and policy discourses in education. Focus is on the study of theory and praxis for equity and justice.
Students examine issues of leadership and policy in both formal and informal settings.
Considerations of effecting change in view of social contexts will also be examined. Additional course work in the major area is chosen according to the student's selected area of concentration. Doctoral students are provided experiences designed to assist them to gain skill in accessing and using the full range of literature in educational leadership research. This doctoral seminar promotes study and exploration of issues in educational leadership. Focuses on problem solving approaches.