EDUC 673 - Leadership In Educ Settings

Credits: 3

This course focuses on the professional knowledge base of theories, principles and informed practices of transformational leadership that advance schools as learning organizations for all stakeholders. Emphasis will be placed on leadership as a values & vision-driven, 360-degree process of influencing others to collaboratively achieve strategic, mutually beneficial, systemic goals, rather than on a form of power that is only available to someone in a designated position of authority (on the Pyramid of Power). School Leader-Follower-Situation interactional challenges and change opportunities will be critically examined through four frames (human resource, political, structural, and symbolic) with an eye to supporting teacher-leaders in their current positions and possible future careers as administrator-leaders. Offered: fall.