In this course, students explore the roles and responsibilities of the school administrator and learn how educational leadership emerges. Students examine leadership as it relates to leadership styles, policy- and decision-making, personnel management, delegation of authority, collaboration, communication, and diversity. Current research in the area of educational leadership and schools as organized systems is also emphasized.
Evaluate how accountability influences school improvement in your organization.
Collaborative Decision-Making
Formulate a decision-making model appropriate to your organization.
Illustrate how effective school administrators use collaboration for school improvement.
Communication
Develop effective communication techniques for all stakeholders.
Create a plan for internal communication in your organization.
Diversity
Evaluate the power of diversity in your organization.
Dynamics of Change
Assess how a clearly defined common mission and a set of organizational values and beliefs support change.
Analyze the effects of change on your organization.
Evaluation
Summarize the evaluation factors critical to an organization.
Recommend ways a school administrator may use and manage all available resources to meet organizational needs.
Leadership and Management
Describe the differences between leadership and management.
Evaluate different leadership styles.
Organizational Values
Assess how values are applied in your organization's culture.
Examine how recommended administrative policies affect organizational values.
Overview of Organization and Administration
Explain the historical perspectives of school leadership, its evolution, and the factors that necessitated changes over time.
Analyze the school setting and educational administration according to systems theory.
Relationships
Predict the effect of improved interpersonal skills in your organization.
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