EDEL 8872 Organizational Leadership

This course will explore how to drive and sustain organizational improvements in a school setting emphasizing transformational leadership, creating and implementing a vision. It will examine leadership and pedagogical changes that will promote a collaborative and professional environment focused on continuous improvement.

This course examines the roles and responsibilities of school-level leaders. In addition, societal and organizational settings in schools and implications for effective practice are examined. The course provides a balance between theory and research and application of these to solving problems in the daily life of educational administrators.

This course will encourage a culturally pluralistic and global perspective on the equitable education of culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. Candidates study school leadership within the context of how effective leaders address issues related to a diverse population. Particular attention is given to preparation of leaders who can transform schools and districts in ways that serve the interests of all students. Candidates will demonstrate proficiency by completing performance-based tasks.

Registration Name

Organizational Leadership

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

TBA

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Develop a personal definition for organizational leadership.
2. Identify steps for creating a shared organizational vision.
3. Recommend elements needed to create a collaborative and professional environment in a school setting.
4. Evaluate issues related to a diverse population in a school setting.
5. Demonstrate knowledge and practice within the bounds of professional norms for school leaders.