A few of our current initiatives are described here. Administrators are being questioned about the problems they face on the firing line and directions that the preparation of future administrators should take. This study is sponsored by the University Council for Educational Administration. Danforth Doctoral Cohort Program Research and service are integral components of the cohort experience of new doctoral students in Educational Administration. Developed through a grant from the Danforth Foundation, the cohort experience incorporates case study research, analytical techn iques, and field work into intense study of theory and current issues in Educational Administration.
Students develop appreciation for and skill in building bridges between theory and practice.
National Graduate Student Research Seminar Doctoral students in Educational Administration at the dissertation step are eligible for nomination to attend this national seminar sponsored by the University Council for Educational Administration. The seminar is conducted in conjunction with the Annu al Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Students Helping in the Naturalization of Elders. This project, which is designed to prepare elderly immigrants for their citizenship examinations, is located in five cities acro ss the country. Urban Education students are also offered the chance to directly participate in service learning by tutoring elderly immigrants as part of course requirements.