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EDUC 524: Challenges in Urban Education: Leadership



Click for Syllabus: This course will focus on the leadership of urban schools and institutions of higher education and the qualities leaders need to transform these and other public and private-sector organizations for a new century. Such leaders must understand themselves, the organizations that they head, and the complex social and political environments that they are asked to navigate on a daily basis. In short, we need leaders who understand formal structure, individual needs, power and conflict, as well as culture and symbols. Accordingly, students will become acquainted with the principles, concepts and major theories of leadership. They will administer a variety of self-analysis instruments to better understand and reflect upon their own leadership styles and behavioral tendencies. They will apply this new learning to a variety of situations and problems simulating real challenges in today’s urban K-12, higher education and non-traditional settings. This course provides students with frameworks for analyzing leadership challenges and strategies and helps students 1) identify and examine the causes of education-related problems, and 2) integrate strategies toward effective solutions.



Introduction



Unit 1: What is Leadership



Unit 2: “Who Am I as a Leader?”



Unit 3: Understanding How Organizations Work



Unit 4: Navigating the Social and Political Environment



Unit 5: Change and Leadership



Unit 6: Theories of Leadership



Unit 7: The Leader as Ceo



Unit 8: A Leadership Problem Related to Diversity 



Unit 9: The Accountable Leader



Unit 10: The Leader as Learner



Unit 11: The Ethical Leader



Unit 12: The Role of Leadership: Global and the 21st Century Skill



Jim C. Collins



EdD Program


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