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| Number | Professor |
Course Title |
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| EDA 382M | na |
Organizational Design and Behavior (fall and spring) |
| EDA 388E | Lasher |
Educational Economics and Finance Policy |
| EDA 388M | Moore |
Social and Cultural Contexts of Education |
| EDA 388P | Reyes | Educational Politics and Policy |
| EDA 388P | Clark |
Educational Politics and Policy |
| EDA 388P | Duncan |
Educational Politics and Policy |
| EDA 388V | Moore |
Ethics and Values |
| Number | Professor |
Course Title |
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| EDA 381P | Clark |
Quantitative Research Design and Analysis |
| EDA 381P | Fuller |
Quantitative Research Design and Analysis |
| EDA 381P | Reyes |
Quantitative Research Design and Analysis |
| EDA 381Q | Somers |
Qualitative Research Design |
| EDA 381S | McCoy |
Advanced Qualitative Research |
| EDA 387Q | Northcutt |
Introduction to Systems of Human Inquiry |
Course Descriptions
Department Core Courses
EDA 382M: Organizational Design and Behavior (fall and spring)
Theories of organization from structuralist, behaviorist, and critical traditions that are useful for diagnosing problems endemic to schools and colleges, and for developing skills necessary for administering complex educational systems. Study of concepts related to bureaucracy, organizational design, decision making, power and control, leadership, motivation, and organizational communication.
EDA 388E: Educational Economics and Finance Policy, (the higher education section is offered in the fall)
Survey of the theoretical and empirical literature related to the economic context of and finance policy within K-12 or higher education institutions. Covers a wide range of concepts, processes, and policies, such as patterns of financing educational institutions; federal, state, and local governmental roles; revenue sources; costs; benefits; equity; efficiency; budgeting; and finance policy implementation. (Note: Separate K-12 and higher education sections are taught. The higher education section is also a Specialization requirement for the Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration.)
EDA 388M: Social and Cultural Contexts of Education (fall, spring and summer)
The relationship of contemporary educational institutions, both public school and higher education, to their social setting.
EDA 388P: Educational Politics and Policy (Duncan-the higher education section is offered in the spring)
Survey of theoretical and empirical literature related to educational politics and policy concerning K-12 or higher education institutions, including political systems theory, intergovernmental relations,power and conflict, community relations and intergroup theory, and policies dealing with equity, quality, efficiency, and choice.
EDA 388P: Educational Politics and Policy (Clark) This is one of five core courses in the Department of Educational Administration. It provides an introduction to the field of educational politics with special emphasis on theoretical and conceptual analysis of the political behavior of education’s stakeholders and the policy performance of educational systems.
EDA 388V: Ethics and Values (spring and summer)
Examination, from the point of view of various ethical systems, of issues of equity, distributive justice, codes of ethics in educational professions,treatment of students, and other issues that face administrators of educational systems. Designed to sensitize prospective educational leaders to the ethical content of educational decisions.
Specialization Courses
EDA 683C: School Restructuring and Renewal
This course has as its focus a critical examination of school restructuring and renewal. Much has been written and said about how to improve schools, and the purpose of this course is to provide participants the opportunity to critically examine the research and the processes that are claimed to be important and significant for school improvement.
EDA 381K: Systems for Observation and Analyzing Instruction
This class will attempt to enhance students understanding of the critical function of classroom observation, analysis and assessment for the purpose of enhancing teaching and learning. It will provide students with opportunities to analyze and contrast systems of teacher assessment that have potential to improve classroom instruction. Additionally, a portion of this class will focus on the Texas Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS).
EDA 383: Foundations of Education Policy
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the history of the U.S. educational system. Participants will review the development of the U.S. educational system from its inception during colonial days to the present.
EDA 385: School Improvement: Instructional Leadership and Development (Ovando)
The purpose of this course is threefold. Students will gain knowledge and understandings about supervision theory, goal, function and strategies; develop repertoire of specific supervision models including main features and potential to enhance student learning; and apply conceptual, technical and human interaction competencies associated with Instructional Leadership Development (ILD) as required by the Texas Education Agency.
EDA 388L: School Law for Superintendents
This course aims at helping the chief educational leader make decisions that are both educationally and legally sound.
EDA 391C: Comparative Higher Education (spring, even numbered years)
Examination of the higher education systems and institutions of selected countries.
EDA 391D: Institutional Research and Planning (Gardner)
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the ways planning and governance are informed by data collection, analysis, and information. Institutional research and planning functions in colleges and universities will be addressed as will state wide coordination of higher education is informed by such analyses. Current issues in public higher education will be considered as the institutional research functions are discussed.
EDA 391D: Institutional Research and Planning (offered every other year)
Study of the ways planning and governance are informed by data collection, analysis, and information-use strategies in order to improve institutions of higher education. Institutional research and planning functions in colleges and universities.
EDA 391E: The College Student (Sanders) (spring)
Study of the student population in contemporary colleges and universities, with emphasis on student development theory and the impact of campus environments on student development.
EDA 391E: The College Student (Somers) (spring)
Study of the student population in contemporary colleges and universities, with emphasis on student development theory and the impact of campus environments on student development.
EDA 391F: Seminar: Issues in Higher Education and Specialization Qualification (spring)
Examines current issues in higher education from a practical and administrative perspective. In-depth examination of issues not covered or not covered in detail in other specialization courses. Students select, prepare, and present an instructional unit. Includes a significant technology-based/interactive component emphasizing independent and shared learning. The final individual project is submitted digitally and includes an oral and "practice teaching" component designed to demonstrate the student's breadth of understanding of higher education. (This class is only open to those students eligible to take the Specialization Qualifying Exam [SQE]. For more information see the Issues Seminar Memo dated October 2000)
EDA 391G: Administrative Leadership in Higher Education (fall)
Examination of executive leadership in institutions of higher education. Includes consideration of roles, responsibilities, styles, and differences in more than one organizational context. Some consideration given to selection, replacement, training, guidance, development, and evaluation of leaders.
EDA 391J: Policy and Policy Development in Higher Education (fall)
Designed to enhance the student's understanding of policy as a concept, policy responsibilities of leadership, and policy development in higher education through formulating and refining institutional policy responses to select issues. Strong focus on critical thinking and policy writing skills.
EDA 391K: Legislative Issues in Higher Education (Lasher) (offered when the Texas Legislature is in session, spring of odd numbered years)
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to some of the policy issues and policy processes confronting higher education.
EDA 391K: Administrative Leadership in Higher Education (Duncan)
To provide and/or enhance an understanding of executive leadership, particularly presidential leadership, in institutions of higher education in the United States, examine executive (mostly presidents) roles, responsibilities, styles and differences through the literature and the"eyes" of experienced administrators, and to explore selective issues related to the selection, supervision and evaluation of executive leadership.
EDA 391K: Instructional leadership (Roueche)
Course examines community colleges that have been successful in serving "at risk" students. This course looks at academic policies and procedures that effect student persistence and achievement. Special attention and emphasis is given to effective instructional programs.
EDA 391P: College/University Student Personnel Administration (fall)
An examination of the rationale for student personnel programs and the various administrative units involved in carrying out their mission.
EDA 391Q: Higher Education Business Management (spring)
An examination of the nature, goals, and basic principles of the business management functions in colleges and universities.
EDA 391R: Organization and Administration of Higher Education (fall)
Introduction to the study of higher education. Analysis of all elements of higher education institutions, with particular attention to structure and governance. (Note: This class has been divided into two sections, one for Master's students, the other for doctoral.)
EDA 391S: History of Higher Education (fall)
The development of higher education since the Middle Ages, with emphasis on the development of higher education in the United States.
EDA 391T: Higher Education Law (spring)
The objective of this course is to provide students with an overview of the subject areas of law most relevant to higher education and to introduce students to methods of legal analysis and decision-making so that they can anticipate and recognize legal problems as higher education administrators .
EDA 395: Higher Education Futures and Issues (Roueche)
Course examines the social, economic, and demographic changes facing American community colleges. Particular attention is paid to colleges successful in building viable community partnerships and constituencies.
EDA 395: Higher Education Futures and Issues (Clark)
This course examines current themes or trends in global and national education policy. Much has already been written and said about these trends. By reviewing and discussing this literature, course participants will be able to expand their knowledge regarding theories of educational leadership, governance, policy-making, and change.
EDA f395: Research on College Students [draft] (Somers)
This course uses developmental theory to explore the research on college students. We use film, narratives, and other types of data to explore sexual identity, gender identity, racial/ethnic identity, and moral development; plus general identity development of college students.
General Research Courses
EDA 381P: Quantitative Research Design and Analysis (Clark) (fall, spring and summer)
This course investigates basic concepts and principles of quantitative research design and analysis. It is a graduate-level course for students who are preparing to take leadership positions in educational administration.
EDA 381P: Quantitative Research Design and Analysis (Fuller) (fall, spring and summer)
Skills needed to conduct educational research: the understanding of empirical techniques and the ability to manage software and databases. Emphasis on theory and application of survey research, including sampling, measurement, questionnaire construction, validity and reliability, data reduction and analysis.
EDA 381Q: Qualitative Research Design (Somers) (fall, spring and summer)
This course approaches the topic of qualitative research methods from both a theoretical and a practical perspective through assigned readings, class discussion, writing, and research projects. In particular, the class provides extensive, hands-on experience with analyzing various types of qualitative data.
EDA 381S: Advanced Qualitative Research (various times)
Advanced philosophies and methodologies for conducting qualitative and ethnographic research. Includes development and research designs, interviewing and observation methods, document analysis, analysis of verbal data, and interpretation and representation of data. Also examines critical issues in qualitative research.
EDA 387Q: Introduction to Systems of Human Inquiry (fall, spring and summer)
Designed for doctoral students. Introduction to different epistemological orientations and to the fundamental issues within each paradigm. Covers both quantitative and qualitative approaches, such as postpositivism, interpretivism, postmodernism, critical theory, and feminism.
