COE Divisions
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
 

Educational Administration (K-12) Mission Statement

To help students of school administration to:

• Develop an understanding of the relation of schooling to the ideals of American democracy
• Develop critical analytical skills to ensure that school practices are consistent with the American democratic ideals
• Acquire knowledge about the range of technical aspects of school administration.

Educational Administration (K-12) Knowledge Base:

The K-12 Faculty believes that an administrator in order to raise the achievement for all students in an educational setting must be grounded in at least the following areas:

• Knowledge contexts of education administration, including historical and philosophical thinking
• Social contexts of education, including ethical decision-making
• Political and economic context of education, including pressures for accountability and privatization
• Legal context of education
• Multiple perspectives of education inquiry including practitioner and classroom-based research
• Administrators must also have skills in school and community relations, collective bargaining and negotiation, staff development and supervision, personnel administration, building and sites.