EAD 5553 Instructional Leadership (3)
Principles of curriculum development, staff development, and instructional leadership at the local school and system levels.
EAD 5556 Management of Student Services (3)
Procedures and policy development with regard to student services and school management.
EAD 5562 School Administration (3)
Analysis of basic concepts of school administration with special emphasis on leadership, management, and administration.
EAD 5563 School Finance (3)
Procedures and practices in educational finance and budgeting at local, state, and national levels.
EAD 5564 Law and Politics of Education (3)
Legal and political structures under which public schools function with emphasis on school-community interaction and student services.
EAD 5700 Action Research (3)
A study of the basic elements of action research design with effective research and evaluative strategies.
EAD 5956 Internship in Educational Administration (3)
Prerequisite(s): Passing scores on the appropriate Praxis II exam.
Supervised field-based experience; observation, study, and analysis of the administration of educational programs in selected schools; requires a minimum of 300 clock hours of supervised internship. Should be scheduled at the end of a student's program. A student must be in the last or next-to-last semester of study to register for this course. Must be completed at JSU. Offered Fall and Spring only.
EAD 5957 Internship in Instructional Leadership (3)
Prerequisite(s): EAD 5553, EAD 5556, EAD 5562, EAD 5563, and EAD 5564 and passing scores on the Praxis II
May be taken before or after EAD 5956 or may be taken with EAD 5956 with permission of advisor. Either EAD 5956 or EAD 5957 must be taken in the last semester. Supervised field experience including participation in and leadership of educational programs in selected schools under the supervision of a mentor who is a practicing school administrator, and a university supervisor: includes the ten-day residency; must be scheduled during the last or next-to-last semester of study, must be completed at JSU; is offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
EAD 7622 Effective Schools Research (3)
Critique of research literature on effective schools and effective instruction with implications for school administrators.
EAD 7636 School Plant Planning (3)
Procedures and issues related to design, development, and operation of educational plant facilities.
EAD 7637 School Personnel Administration (3)
Procedures and issues related to administration of effective and efficient school personnel programs.
EAD 7648 Curriculum Issues in Administration (3)
Analysis and discussion of curriculum issues and application of a process approach to curriculum review and development in the local school/school district level.
EAD 7655 Supervision and Staff Development (3)
Study of theories of supervision; assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating staff development programs; mentorships. Open to educational majors only.
EAD 7700 Research in Educational Administration (3)
Introduction to and utilization of essential research skills with an emphasis on application, ethics, and report-writing as commonly needed in the field; should be scheduled early in the program.
EAD 7900 Problems in Educational Administration I (3)
Prerequisite(s): EAD 7700.
Development of a practical problem-solving process in relation to the administration of schools and school systems. This course culminates in a public presentation of a school-based problem-solving project. Course must be scheduled near the end of a student's program.
EAD 7901 Problems in Educational Administration II (3)
Prerequisite(s): EAD 7900.
Continuation of practical problem - solving in relation to the administration of schools and school systems culminating in a public presentation of a school based problem-solving project.