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Graduate Catalog: Section 10.6.1http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/22500.htmlcommunicative interaction, and formative and summative strategies for improving instruction. Focuses on practicalapplication of approaches to, organization of, and techniques of supervision for use with individuals and groups tofacilitate continued professional development and contributions to the educational enterprise.AEL 581 Educational Policy and Reform. Three hours.A focus on the relation of the public school to the state, on the principles of education, and on the possibilities forreform.AEL 599 Thesis Research. Variable credit.Directed thesis research in the field of educational leadership. Enrollment is subject to program regulations andconsent of the student's program committee.AEL 600 Introduction to Educational Law. Three hours.An introduction to how legal methods and kinds of laws, such as torts, contracts, agency, equity, and constitutionallaw, apply to educational situations. Students will be exposed to research and will be tested on state and federalstatutes, state and federal administrative law, and case law.AEL 602 Educational Leadership and School Restructuring. Three hours.Prerequisite: AEL 500, AEL 505, or permission of the instructor.An inquiry into identification, analysis, and application of leadership theories and interpersonal dynamics and therelationship of leadership theories to other disciplines. Implications of these for school restructuring and change forthe improvement of instruction are emphasized.AEL 605 Internship in Educational Leadership. Three hours.The application of theory, knowledge, and skills in authentic educational settings. Students are required to completetwo consecutive semesters of internship for a total of 6 hours of credit.AEL 608 Educational Finance: Theory and Practice. Three hours.A study of litigation, legislation, and implementation of public-school finance programs in the 50 states. Concentrateson four aspects of equity: resource equity, input equity, output equity, and tax equity.AEL 610 Personnel Administration: Theory and Practice. Three hours.A comprehensive analysis of personnel functions in educational administration, including dimensions of personnelneeds, fulfillment of those needs, and the maintenance and improvement of personnel services.AEL 611 Superintendency and the Leadership Team. Three hours.An inquiry—utilizing the perspectives of effective delegation and participation—into the nature of the superintendencyand the development of a leadership team.AEL 612 Instructional Supervision and Mentoring: Theory and Practice. Three hours. Prerequisite: AEL 552 orpermission of the instructor.A comprehensive critical examination of advanced philosophy, theory, and research of instructional supervision,including an interdisciplinary focus on forces impinging upon instruction. Implications of these findings for individualand group development and the improvement of instruction and the instructional environment are emphasized.AEL 616 Operational and Strategic Planning: Theory and Practice. Three hours.A focus on the major strategies and tactics of long-term and short-term planning for education and otherorganizations. Integration of various planning functions is stressed. The course includes 6 hours of field experience.AEL 618 Advanced Educational Law. Three hours.Prerequisite: AEL 600 or permission of the instructor.Emphasizes original legal research by the student. After reviewing general principles of educational law, each studentselects a topic for intense research. With the instructor's assistance, each student will prepare a publishable article onsome area of educational law. Proper use of legal notations, forms, and research methods is stressed.AEL 619 Politics of Education. Three hours.Prerequisite: Advanced graduate standing.Study of politics as it relates to educational decision making, with emphasis on political theory, history of politics ineducation, and the legislative process. Offered once during the academic year.AEL 620 Curriculum: Theory and Practice. Three hours.Prerequisite: AEL 510 or permission of the instructor.Presents a synoptic overview of historical and contemporary discourses necessary to understand curriculum as asynergetic field of study and an area of professional practice. Emphasis is placed on the contributions of individualscholars and the 1970s shift in the field from traditionalist to reconceptualist perspectives. Applications to practice areexplored.AEL 624 Practicum in Educational Leadership. Six hours (three hours of credit for each of two consecutivesemesters).Prerequisite: Completion of all AEL required courses.
Graduate Catalog: Section 10.6.1http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/22500.htmlDirected 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 problemand the implementation and evaluation of a solution to the identified problem.AEL 639 Educational Theory and Policy. Three hours.A critique of educational theory-learning, curricular, instructional, administrative-and its implications for policymaking.AEL 649 Advanced Research. Variable credit.Directed research activities related to educational leadership topics. Enrollment is subject to program regulations andpermission of the student's program committee. Credit is based on the nature and degree of student involvement.AEL 650 Organizational Theory. Three hours (core course for Ph.D./Ed.D. in educational administration).An exploration of the relationship among concepts, generalizations, and theoretical models found in the behavioraland social sciences. The application of these to administrative practice in educational settings is addressed.AEL 655 Human Resource Development: Theory and Practice. Three hours.Prerequisite: AEL 610 or permission of the instructor.An analysis of the major functions involved in administering a staff personnel program. Stresses the interrelationshipof functions and focuses on the administrative level and the organizational development/human resourcedevelopment relationship.AEL 661 Major Issues and Trends. Three hours.An advanced analysis of current issues and trends impacting educational organizations and the leaders of thoseorganizations.AEL 664 The Dynamics of Change. Three hours.Components of change will be identified and theories of social and personal dynamics will be adapted and applied toplanned programs of change in education.AEL 666 Educational Facilities Planning and Utilization. Three hours.Emphasis on the practical applications of planning building programs for school districts. Includes bond issues,educational specifications, architectural specifics, and construction.AEL 667 Multicultural and Social Education for Leadership Personnel. Three hours.An advanced inquiry into contemporary social and cultural dimensions of education and their relationships toleadership. Includes issues of diversity, gender, ethnicity, pluralism, and equality.AEL 669 Curriculum and the Study of Schooling. Three hours.Prerequisite: AEL 620 or permission of the instructor.An inquiry into the curriculum of schooling. Critical analysis of the relationship of curricular decision making to socialand political systems and other school context variables is emphasized. Application is made to contemporary issuesand problems in school leadership and restructuring.AEL 671 Survey of Instructional Supervision. Three hours.Prerequisite: AEL 612 or permission of the instructor.A critical examination, interpretation, and evaluation of significant current and classical writings in the field ofinstructional supervision with particular emphasis on research findings, the emergence of instructional trends andissues across the literature, and applications for effective leadership of instructional supervision.AEL 681 Ethics and Education. Three hours.Doctoral core course. An exploration and examination of traditional and contemporary ethical issues confrontingeducational leaders, managers, and teachers at all levels of the educational process. Emphasis on an interdisciplinaryapproach to foundations in ethical theory and establishing a conceptual framework for the resolution of moral andethical questions prevalent across the education spectrum.AEL 682 Leadership and Organizations: Theory and Applications. Three hours (core course for Ph.D./Ed.D. ineducational administration).Prerequisite: AEL 602 or permission of the instructor.An examination of historical and contemporary theories, models, concepts, and practices for effective and efficientapproaches to leadership within organizations and how these apply to educational settings.AEL 683 Contemporary Political and Economic Issues in Education. Three hours (core course for Ph.D./Ed.D.in educational administration).An exploration of contemporary economic and political dimensions of education and their relationships to leadership.Includes issues related to issues of democracy, governance, power, equity, and choice.AEL 694 Clinical Research Project Dissertation. Variable credit.Twelve semester hours (Ed.D.) or 24 semester hours (Ph.D.) required. Research for and preparation of Ed.D. clinicalresearch project dissertation designed to address a policy or problem of practice. Student must maintain continuous
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