This course is an in-depth study of topics relevant to instructional leadership and educational policy cycles. Topics include the policy making process, the role of values and interest groups, policy analysis, equality of educational opportunity, how policy efforts are reshaped, and systemic reform. Policy issues such as high-stakes testing, curricular mandates, and accountability are used as exemplars.

This course offers in-depth study of topics relevant to educational reform and policy-making, such as: substantive nature of selected reforms, ethical and value choices they entailed, programmatic strategies used in implementing them, and methods used to evaluate them

This course offers in-depth study of topics relevant to educational reform and policy-making, such as: substantive nature of selected reforms, ethical and value choices they entailed, programmatic strategies used in implementing them, and methods used to evaluate them

The goal of this course is to develop an extensive understanding of a range of recent and current educational policies: their rationale, objectives, methods, and likely success under different conditions. Educational policy will be discussed in the context of past and current reform efforts-as reasons for, constraints to, and facilitation of reforms.

Quantitative analysis is the scientific approach to decision making. It depends on data that must be manipulated and processed into information for decision-making. This course provides an introduction to the conceptual and methodological bases of quantitative analysis in instructional leadership.

The course aims to develop quantitative research skills for urban educational leaders who are committed to issues of diversity, who are from traditionally underrepresented social membership groups themselves based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, first language, gender, sexuality, and/or physical ability, and who are currently employed in an urban educational leadership capacity. This will be accomplished via projects and computer lab seminars. Current research in urban educational leadership is presented and discussed. Topics include research in the areas of principal leadership and school performance, educational leadership and student achievement, organizational learning and change, and school governance and culture. Introduction to statistical techniques for research in urban educational leadership.

The course aims to develop quantitative research skills for urban educational leaders who are committed to issues of diversity, who are from traditionally underrepresented social membership groups themselves based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, first language, gender, sexuality, and/or physical ability, and who are currently employed in an urban educational leadership capacity. This will be accomplished via projects and computer lab seminars. Current research in urban educational leadership is presented and discussed. Topics include research in the areas of principal leadership and school performance, educational leadership and student achievement, organizational learning and change, and school governance and culture. Introduction to statistical techniques for research in urban educational leadership.

Quantitative analysis is the scientific approach to decision making. It depends on data that must be manipulated and processed into information for decision-making. This course provides an introduction to the conceptual and methodological bases of quantitative analysis in instructional leadership.