Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis

Introduction to qualitative inquiry covering assumptions, standards, and methods for generating and communicating interpretations.

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This course teaches data analysis, coding techniques, and strategies for sharing qualitative research findings.

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Examines legal issues, policy decisions, and constitutional issues in US public education.

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Introduction to quantitative inquiry in education, teaching research methods, statistical inference, and regression analysis.

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ELPA 156 enhances intercultural understanding and critical thinking by teaching strategies to navigate diversity, media, and power in a globalized world.

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A workshop in educational leadership and policy analysis addressing practical problems derived from student interests and needs.

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ELPA 662 explores evidence-based and inclusive teaching approaches in higher education through experiential learning.

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A supervised field experience course in educational leadership covering elementary, secondary, vocational, technical, higher, and special education settings.

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ELPA 701 introduces the history, philosophy, and current issues of higher and postsecondary education, covering governance, leadership, and government relations.

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ELPA 710 examines the administration of intercollegiate athletics in higher education, emphasizing practical and theoretical approaches.

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Examines the functions, organization, and administrative practices of colleges and universities, including the roles of governing boards, administrators, faculty, and students in policy making.

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Introduction to research design in educational leadership and policy analysis, covering hypothesis testing, experimental design, and statistical computing.

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ELPA 736 covers the administration of student services in higher education, including program planning, financial aid, counseling, and legal aspects.

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ELPA 750 teaches coaching athletics using an everyday practices framework, focusing on brokering, embedding, and reflecting on coaching trajectories.

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Examines athletics through the lens of human, social, economic, and cultural capital to understand leadership and social justice in sports.

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Examines psychological principles in athletics, leadership, and competition to improve outcomes and support holistic development for coaches and leaders.

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Examines core components of championship sports programs using case studies and distributed leadership frameworks.

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A capstone seminar for the master's program that applies prior coursework to analyze professional issues in higher education administration and support career transitions.

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ELPA 810 introduces doctoral students to inquiry in educational leadership and policy analysis, covering research design and problem identification.

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ELPA 825 teaches research design and dissertation proposal writing for educational leadership and policy analysis problems.

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ELPA 845 explores school-level leadership, focusing on the principal's role, advancing equity and excellence, and distributed leadership.

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ELPA 860 covers organizational theory and behavior in education, focusing on administrative behavior, planning, and organizational improvement.

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This graduate course critically examines race and class inequality in education across multiple levels of analysis.

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ELPA 870 examines education policy development as a political process involving community power, state and national politics, and the role of leadership and pressure groups.

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ELPA 875 covers the theory, research, and practice of advanced educational program planning and evaluation across elementary, secondary, and higher education levels.

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Explores alternative images and models to guide universities in the twenty-first century by engaging a diverse range of voices representing multiple stakeholders.

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Examines the origins, contemporary landscape, structures, and stakeholders of minority-serving institutions (MSIs), HBCUs, HSIs, and TCUs.

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ELPA 885 teaches leadership and administration of study abroad programs and international student services in higher education.

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ELPA 887 surveys equity issues in higher education access and success, focusing on diversity categories and communication strategies.

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ELPA 890 is a supervised research course focusing on applied topics in the administration of elementary and secondary education.

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