EDUC 800 - THE SUPERINTENDENT AS A SCHOLAR-PRACTITIONER EDUCATIONAL LEADER

Institution:

Delaware State University

Subject:

Education

Description:

This course gives an overview and provides the foundation for developing and cultivating the leadership skills and values that superintendents and K-12 leaders will find helpful to move from a theoretical base to becoming an effective scholar-practitioner educational leader. This course addresses district/ institution vision, school culture, politics and governance, internal and external communication, organizing for high performance, curriculum design and delivery, and human resource management for student learning. The course also provides insights on how to utilize leadership and organizational theories as a theoretical framework and foundation for research in leadership studies. Students are encouraged in this course to be grounded in leadership theories in order to use them as a foundation for research or to critically evaluate empirical research studies. Methods and practices that influence leadership and organizations will be explored based on the theory used. Emphasis on leadership and organizational performance outcomes and how implementations impact emerging global markets will be presented. The ELCC Standards and AASA professional standards for the superintendency are used to define the role of a superintendent/leader as scholar-practitioner. 3 credit hours.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.desu.edu

Phone Number:

(302) 857-6060

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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