EDL 525 Decision-Making for Educational Systems and Organizations

This course enables candidates to develop decision-making and problem-solving capabilities to mobilize schools with a common vision. Within the context of systems theory applied in educational settings, as well as current educational policy, candidates analyze organizational situations using leadership frames, network analysis, and decision-making theories. Candidates will build capacities to empower leadership teams and teacher decision-making. Candidates will make sense of how current policies impact educational change and how good leadership funnels those efforts into positive school culture and productive school improvement. Alternative models of school organization, including charters, are explored, as candidates understand how leaders best respond to external changes. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 2 semester hours