Courses—A through G and course numbers and symbols key

352EdPA 5052. Ethnic Groups and Communities:Families, Children, and Youth. (3 cr)Roles of young people in widely varied NorthAmerican communities. Comparative aspects ofyouth commitment to society, economic value ofyouth, youth-adult conflict, youth roles in family.Well-defined analyses of contextual roles.Complexity of policy for appropriate educational/community development.EdPA 5056. Case Studies for Policy Research. (3 cr;A-F only)Qualitative case study research methods and theirapplications to educational policy and practice.Emphasis on designing studies that employ openendedinterviewing as primary data collectiontechnique.EdPA 5061. Ethnographic Research Methods. (3 cr)Practice in aspects of field methodology below thelevel of full field study; detailed reading; analysis ofstudies in anthropology and education formethodological content.EdPA 5064. Divergent Perspectives in EducationalPolicy and Practice. (3 cr)Examines fundamental and current issues in the fieldof education. Participants learn how to approach anissue from multiple perspectives, develop skills toidentify and analyze its component parts, andexamine personal belief systems to place a givenissue within a personal context.EdPA 5080. Special Topics: Educational Policy andAdministration. (1-3 cr [max 24 cr])Topical issues in educational policy/administration.EdPA 5087. Seminar: Educational Policy andAdministration. (1-3 cr [max 24 cr])Shared responsibility of students/instructor inpresentation of topics.EdPA 5095. Problems: Educational Policy andAdministration. (1-3 cr [max 24 cr])Course or independent study on specific topic withindepartment program emphasis.EdPA 5096. Internship: Educational Policy andAdministration. (1-9 cr [max 24 cr])Internship in elementary, secondary, general, orpostsecondary administration, or other approved fieldrelated setting.EdPA 5101. International Education andDevelopment. (3 cr)Introduction to comparative and internationaldevelopment education, contemporary theoriesregarding the role of education in the economic,political, and sociocultural development of nations;examination of central topics and critical issues inthe field.EdPA 5102. Knowledge Formats and Applications:International Development Education Contexts.(3 cr)Analyzes the interrelationships of “knowledgecapital” (noetic symbolic resources) and culturethrough intrinsic, cross-, and multiculturalperspectives. Distinguishes knowledge frominformation and data, focusing on national andinternational developments occurring along basic andapplied knowledge paths.EdPA 5103. Comparative Education. (3 cr)Examination of systems and philosophies ofeducation globally with emphasis upon African,Asian, European, and North American nations.Foundations of comparative study with selected casestudies.EdPA 5104. Strategies for InternationalDevelopment of Education Systems. (3 cr; A-F only.Prereq–Grad student)Strategies for improving quality/efficiency ofschooling in developing countries. Introduction tocurrent research on what policy/programmaticinterventions have proven most successful inincreasing access, raising quality, and improvingefficiency of education in developing countries.EdPA 5121. Educational Reform in InternationalContext. (3 cr)Critical policy analysis of educational innovation andreform in selected countries. Use theoreticalperspectives and a variety of policy analysisapproaches to examine actual educational reformsand their implementation.EdPA 5124. Critical Issues in InternationalEducation and Educational Exchange. (3 cr)Analysis of comprehensive policy-orientedframeworks for international education; practices ofU.S. and other universities; conceptual developmentof international education and its practicalapplication to programs, to employment choices, andto pedagogy.EdPA 5128. Anthropology of Learning. (3 cr)Cross-cultural perspectives in examining educationalpatterns; the implicit and explicit culturalassumptions underlying them. Methods andapproaches to cross-cultural studies in education.EdPA 5132. Intercultural Education and Training:Theory and Application. (3 cr)Examination of intercultural education; formal andnonformal education programs intended to teachabout cultural diversity, promote interculturalcommunication and interaction skills, and teachstudents from diverse background more effectively.EdPA 5301. Contexts of Learning: Historical,Contemporary, and Projected. (3 cr; A-F only)Contextual understanding of education as a socialinstitution. Education is studied as one institutionamong the several that constitute its dynamiccontext.EdPA 5302. Educational Policy: Context, Inquiry, andIssues. (3 cr)Review of social science concepts/research inconsidering educational policies/issues, process ofinquiry that affect policy development,implementation, evaluation. Focus on pre-K-12. Roleof educational leaders, administrators.EdPA 5303. Managing the Learning Organization.(3 cr; A-F only)Examines schools, colleges, and other human serviceorganizations centered on learning. Focuses onperspectives and skills needed to manageorganizations effectively.EdPA 5304. Educational Leadership for Equity,Opportunity, and Outcome. (3 cr)Implications of multiple contexts in which leadershipoccurs. Role of followers. Complexities ofcollaborative structures and of shared governance.EdPA 5321. The Principalship. (3 cr)Role of the principal: qualifications, duties, andproblems.EdPA 5322. School Superintendency. (3 cr)Role/responsibility of superintendent in schooldistrict. Emphasizes real life experiences, leadershippotential as CEO. Purposes, power, politics, practicesof position. Interplay of internal school forces,external community forces analyzed in multiplecontexts. Manifestations of leadership in public,high-profile appointment.EdPA 5324. Financial Management for Elementary-Secondary Education. (3 cr)Provides an overview of state-local school financesystems, budgeting, governmental fund accounting,and interpretation of financial information. Forgraduate students pursuing licensure as elementarysecondaryprincipals and superintendents.EdPA 5328. Introduction to Educational Planning.(3 cr)Principles, tools, comparative practices, andemerging issues in K-12 and higher educationsettings; decision making models; strategic andproject planning; barriers to effectiveness; andchange management processes.EdPA 5332. Leadership Development Seminar. (3 cr)Assessment and development of skills required of theeducator in planning, decision making, and humanrelations. Introduction to contemporary issues ineducational administration.EdPA 5336. Laboratory in Decision Making. (3 cr)Contributions of recent research and theory toeffective administration. Analysis of administrativebehavior in realistic settings; relations ofadministration to human behavior.EdPA 5341. The American Middle School. (3 cr)Focus on the uniqueness of the early adolescent andappropriate learning situations. For educatorsworking with middle-level students.EdPA 5344. Legal Aspects of Elementary andSecondary Education. (3 cr)Overview of legal foundations of elementary/secondary education. Statutory themes, relevant caselaw, emergent policy issues. Implications foreducational organizations and for administrativepractice.EdPA 5346. Politics of Education. (3 cr; A-F only.Prereq–Postbac, MED, or grad student)Political dimensions of policy formulation/implementation in education. Use of power/influencein shaping educational policies and in resolvingconflicts over educational issues. Analysis ofconsequences/cross-impacts.EdPA 5348. Public School Personnel Programs. (3 cr)Management concepts, functions, and practices ofthe personnel subsystem in education; selection,assignment, evaluation, and development of schoolpersonnel; collective bargaining and the grievanceprocess.EdPA 5352. Projective Leadership for StrategicLearning Communities. (3 cr)Explores many trends and changes facing society,culture, and education from a strategic learningcommunity perspective; helps students “futurize thepresent.”EdPA 5356. Contemporary Services for Persons WithDisabilities. (3 cr)Policy, research, and current practices related toeducation, health, and social services that supportchildren, youth, and adults with special needs, andthat support their families. Federal, state, localperspectives.EdPA 5361. Project in Teacher Leadership. (3-6 cr;S-N only. Prereq–MEd student in Teacher LeadershipProgram)Create, implement, evaluate, and present a leadershipproject designed to initiate positive change ineducational environments. Review of relatedliterature, proposal development, projectdevelopment, implementation and evaluation, criticalreflection, sharing learning outcomes.EdPA 5364. Leadership for School Improvement.(3 cr; A-F only. Prereq–MEd student or #)Current research/practice on educational leadershipfocused on creating school cultures conducive tocontinuous improvement/change. Strategies forpersonal/organizational leadership in PK-12 settings.EdPA 5368. Special Services Policy andAdministration. (3 cr)Legislative, procedural, executive, and judicialactions that affect services, families, and childrenwith special needs at all levels of government:federal, state, and local. For administrators,supervisors, and other professionals responsible formanaging general, special, and alternative educationprograms.EdPA 5372. Youth in Modern Society. (3 cr)Youth in advanced societies and as a social entity;functions and roles in industrial society, family,education, politics and government, economy andwork, welfare and religion; organizations, socialmovements, and subcultures; empirical research andcross-cultural perspectives.EdPA 5374. Leadership for Staff Development. (4 cr.Prereq–Postbaccalaureate, at least 3 yrs teachingexperience)Designing, implementing, evaluating staffdevelopment in PK-12 settings. Research-basedstandards for effective staff development. Need forembedded time for collaborative learning, evaluatingstaff/student outcomes.