Overview of Administration. Introductory Masters level course in educational administration for persons who are new to field or who have not previously taken an introductory course. The focus is on the K-12 principalship. The historical foundations of school administration and its evolution are studied along with more contemporary ideas on the role of the principal in the context of school reform and restructuring. In-depth exploration of the practice of reflective leadership in multicultural educational milieux.
Students conduct collaborative action research in teams.
School Administration and Cultural Diversity Exploration of the challenges posed by social, cultural, and linguistic diversity from the perspective of the school administrator. Students write dilemma case studies which illustrate the difficulties encourtered by school administrators in this context. By studying the regularities of public education nationwide, students identify the causal root factors that have ed schools and public education to ecome ossiffied and dated. They then work, in teams, to suggest alternative structures or new arrangements that might be more flexible. I am one of its founders.