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Application of change theory to large and small organizations. Leadership strategies for successful change implementation.
Analysis of management and supervisory skills and behavior that lead to the improvement of instruction in public and private schools.
The analysis of the methodological and statistical components of existing research data to enhance and facilitate the educational decision making process. Particular attention is given to applications regarding issues of educational policy.
Functions of human resource planning, recruitment, selection, placement, development and related legal issues and human relations.
This course addresses school district and building leadership roles in creating an infrastructure and systems that focus on school/district improvement. Particular emphasis is on school improvement as it related to accountability demonstrated through assessment design, data gathering and analysis. Candidates will learn how to utilize data to improve curriculum, instruction, multiple forms of assessment, and incorporate technology to meet the needs of the 21st century learner.
Study of the philosophical and theoretical foundations of education including analysis of the aims and goals of education, processes of attainment, content and curriculum, and the socialization function of education and schooling. Develop an understanding of the intersections between theory/philosophy, ethical perspectives, and the development of policy, practice and institutions.
Nature, uses and limitations of science. Epistemological and ontological perspectives in social, behavioral, and educational research. Paradigms and construction of knowledge.
This course introduces students to survey and instrument development including issues related to operationalizing variables, construction, sampling, coding, analysis and validation.
An introduction to quantitative analysis of data; including data coding and entry of data. SPSS will be used to explore descriptive and inferential statistics, using both nonparametric and initial parametric techniques. This builds on SOC 6210 selected advanced techniques will be explored.
An examination of qualitative research approaches used in educational and social settings, with a focus upon research design, field relations, data collection and analysis, and writing from a qualitative perspective.
Explores the theory and practice of mixed methods research in program evaluation and applied educational research.
Principles of research theory, methods, inquiry, problem formulation, data collection, literature searches, and ethical considerations. Emphasis on how to design a doctoral-level research study.
Scholarly work on a dissertation as approved by the dissertation committee.
This course will be taken by doctoral candidates who have completed the 6 required semester hours of DISS 7990 Dissertation. Doctoral candidates must register for this course every 16 weeks (for the cost of one credit with each enrollment) while working on their dissertation in order to maintain continuous enrollment.
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