Students will focus and clarify their dissertation topics, state their research questions, and discuss methodology, outline their research plans, and develop a comprehensive bibliography of sources. They will then share these with fellow Ph.D. students and faculty for feedback. A preliminary...
Read moreUnderstanding that conflict is often a by-product of professional and personal interaction, this course offers strategies for constructively resolving issues at both the individual and group levels. Using self-reflection, personality inventories, and the study of temperaments, including the...
Read moreThis course provides students with the theories and tools necessary developing a business plan that is both practical and supportive of values and vision. Directors or aspiring directors will be required to examine the visions/mission statements of their schools and determine the necessary...
Read moreThis course will provide information about trauma and the attitudes necessary for creating and supporting schools that mitigate the damage of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Educators, and schools, need to be not only informed about trauma but also trauma ...
Read moreThis course presents a creative approach to teaching through a wide range of strategies and research-based methods that may be applied to classrooms by teachers. Learner creativity will be examined and the fostering of learner creative strengths by educators will be investigated. Course content...
Read moreIn this course, students will learn to use technology to support the 21st-century skills of creativity/innovation, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking/problem-solving known as the 4C's. Students will create an e-Portfolio of lesson plans incorporating new programs and...
Read moreThis course will focus on the ethical and moral issues facing administrators in educational institutions. Current topics, using recent case studies, will be examined and analyzed from the perspective of educational leadership.
An analysis of the opportunities and challenges facing educational leaders in the diverse cultures of communities as reflected in schools and colleges, with an emphasis on application of theories of leadership in cultural contexts.
Students will explore the leadership skills that educational leaders must exhibit in order to effectively manage an increasingly diverse student population. Sensitivity awareness will be stressed and students will examine current case studies and assess outcomes based on their own experiences....
This course develops understanding of various aspects of cross-cultural contact with traditional and nontraditional families and diverse populations. Course content examines communities, language, culture, and other factors that affect student learning and development. Strategies for maintaining...
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