General Catalog - John F. Kennedy University

School of Education and Liberal ArtsEducation [EDU] CourseThis is an undergraduate Education course.EDU _____________________________________________________________________4010 Human Development and Health 3Introduces concepts of child and adolescent development andintegral health as they relate to learning in K–12 education.Administrative Credential [ENJ] CoursesThese courses are offered on the Campbell campus.ENJ 5000 Forging a Shared Vision ofLeadership and Learning for All Students 3_____________________________________________________________________This course provides candidates with multiple opportunitiesto engage in individual and collective reading, reflection, andwriting about leadership. Candidates will articulate and clarifytheir individual values, attitudes, and beliefs about leadership andlearning, about the purpose of education in a democratic society,and about the role of the school as a force for both stability andchange in the community.ENJ 5010 Leadership for Racial Equity,Social Justice, and Democracy 3_____________________________________________________________________This course explores both the current realities of school systemsand the ideals of education for a multicultural, democratic society.Candidates will examine the contemporary context of schoolsand schooling and the ways educational institutions perpetuateinequities for certain groups of children. This course examines theimpact of institutional racism on the lives and achievement ofthese students.ENJ 5020 Learner-CenteredInstructional Leadership 3_____________________________________________________________________This course provides knowledge about issues and elements ofeffective instruction and school improvement that foster teacherand student success. Much of the course is devoted to issuesof assessment and accountability. The course addresses a range ofissues that contribute to effective leadership in successful schools.ENJ 5030 Organizational Management I:Technology 1_____________________________________________________________________This course introduces candidates to the wide variety of technologicalresources and how these resources can be integratedthroughout educational programs in order to optimize learningfor students and staff. Candidates will learn to use technologyas a means to improve system practices including effectivecommunication, analysis, and interpretation of data to informstrategies around student achievement and overall effective schooladministration.ENJ 5040 Organizational Management II: Law 1_____________________________________________________________________This course introduces candidates to laws, legal practices, interpretations,and practice governing federal, state, county, and localschool administration.ENJ 5050 Organizational Management III:Finance 1_____________________________________________________________________This course introduces administrative candidates to the economicsof education, school finance, and school business administration.Candidates will continue to deepen their understanding of publicpolicy (from ENJ 5040) regarding the equitable distribution ofresources.ENJ 5100 The Whole Community:A Context for Educational Leadership 3_____________________________________________________________________This course provides administrative candidates with opportunitiesto work effectively with members of the community at large withinwhich a given school is situated. During this course and its fieldworkcomponent, candidates will have opportunities to assessand respond to diverse community interests and needs andalso to mobilize community resources in the service of studentwell-being, achievement, and success. The greater school communitywill serve as the primary context in which candidateswill develop their capacity for effective educational leadership ina diverse setting.ENJ 5110 The Whole Family:A Resource for Educational Leadership 3_____________________________________________________________________This course provides administrative candidates with opportunitiesto work effectively with students’ families and to recognizefamilies as essential resources on which to draw as school leaders.In both this course and its fieldwork component, candidates willnot only assess and respond to the interests and needs of diversefamilies, but also work to deepen relationships with families inservice of student well-being, achievement, and success.School of Educationand Liberal ArtsJohn F. Kennedy UniversitySchool of Education and Liberal Arts 57