Program Overview

Educational Leadership (EDLP) Program

The Educational Leadership (EDLP) program offers a comprehensive range of courses designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for effective leadership in educational institutions.

Course Offerings

• EDLP 590: Workshop: General Administration (1-3 Units) Individual work under staff guidance on curriculum problems, utilization of community resources, planning of curriculum units.
• EDLP 591: Workshop: General Administration (1-3 Units) Individual work under staff guidance on curriculum problems, utilization of community resources, planning of curriculum units.
• EDLP 592: Workshop: General Administration (1-3 Units) Individual work under staff guidance on curriculum problems, utilization of community resources, planning of curriculum units.
• EDLP 593: Workshop: General Administration (1-3 Units) Individual work under staff guidance on curriculum problems, utilization of community resources, planning of curriculum units.
• EDLP 594: Educational Institutions: General Administration (1-4 Units) Special course designed as in-service upgrading programs, frequently provided with the support of curriculum units.
• EDLP 601: Organizational Leadership (3 Units) A perspective of educational leadership and the context in which it operates, with emphasis on the processes, tasks, roles, and relationships involved. Field-based research required.
• EDLP 602: Management of Physical Resources (3 Units) A comprehensive view of the principles, practices, and new dimensions involved in the planning and management of educational facilities.
• EDLP 603: Management of Human Resources (3 Units) An orientation to the major dimensions of the personnel function.
• EDLP 604: School Contexts and Community Involvement (3 Units) The course is for graduate students interested in P-12 school leadership. It focuses on understanding strategies for collaborating with members of the school community.
• EDLP 606: Evaluation in Educational Organizations (3 Units) Prerequisites: EDLP 601 and EDFN 640. An examination of the general concepts, models, practical applications, and considerations involved in the evaluation of educational organizations.
• EDLP 607: School Law (3 Units) An examination of the legal principles underlying education in the United States as reflected in statutory provisions, court decisions, and administrative orders. Field-based research required.
• EDLP 608: School Finance & Economics (3 Units) A study of financial operations of school systems, including taxes, other sources of revenue, expenditures, budgeting, and effects of economic factors.
• EDLP 609: Principles of Curriculum Development (3 Units) Prerequisites: EDLP 601 and EDFN 640. This course is intended to help the student develop the performance competencies necessary to engage in curriculum decision-making.
• EDLP 610: Supervision of Instruction (3 Units) An introduction to the school function that improves instruction through direct assistance, curriculum, staff and group development, and action research.
• EDLP 613: Student Services and Interagency Collaboration (3 Units) Overview of pupil services including analysis of the nature and development of each component and program and discussion of current issues and trends. Field-based research required.
• EDLP 615: Student Services and Disability Law (3 Units) The course examines the statutory and case laws and regulations affecting students with disabilities. Laws are reviewed, policy implications identified, and legally compliant practices proposed.
• EDLP 620: School Culture and Governance (3 Units) An examination of leadership as it relates to the development and maintenance of a school climate and culture conducive to teaching and learning.
• EDLP 695: Principal Internship (3 Units) Students are required to successfully complete a two-semester internship in a school district chosen by the student and his/her advisor.
• EDLP 696: Principal Internship (3 Units) Students are required to successfully complete a two-semester internship in a school district chosen by the student and his/her advisor.
• EDLP 697: Independent Study (1-3 Units) Prerequisites: permission of advisor and supervisor of the independent study. Area of study determined by student's needs. (May be repeated for a total of six credits.)
• EDLP 704: Advanced Organizational Leadership (3 Units) Study of organizations and strengths and weaknesses of common methods of administering them. Practical means by which overcoming bureaucratic weaknesses of bureaucracies are offset or lessened by educational institutions.
• EDLP 705: Decision Making in Educational Administration (3 Units) Decision making is portrayed as a central function of the educational administrator with a united presentation of the theory, research, and practice of decision making.
• EDLP 707: The Superintendency (3 Units) An orientation to the superintendent's role and an examination of the strategies for dealing with the major relational and functional aspects of the superintendency.
• EDLP 708: Economics in Education (3 Units) Issues related to the changing marketplace of public, private schooling, and higher education institutions as they relate to an urban environment.
• EDLP 709: Advanced Principles of Curriculum Development (3 Units) A second course in curriculum development with an emphasis on the performance competencies needed to engage in curriculum planning and decision making.
• EDLP 710: Advanced School Law (3 Units) An in-depth study of the law as it pertains to the function and role of the administrator as instructional leader; disciplinarian; building, facilities, and auxiliary services manager.
• EDLP 716: Advanced Evaluation of Educational Organization (3 Units) An evaluation course to help educational leaders plan and assess educational priorities and outcomes.
• EDLP 720: Topical Seminar: Educational Administration (1-3 Units) (May be repeated.) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Topical studies in selected areas of concern to students, practicing administrators in public, private educational institutions, organizations.
• EDLP 730: Residency Seminar (3 Units) Focus on recent research in administration and educational administration theory.
• EDLP 731: Residency Seminar (3 Units) Prerequisite: EDLP 601. Focus on recent research in administration and educational administration theory.
• EDLP 732: Public & Media Relations in Educational Organizations (3 Units) A course in educational public relations intended to help educational leaders facilitate the development of common perceptions about school issues with multiple constituencies.
• EDLP 740: Theories of Educational Supervision (3 Units) Extends EDLP 610, including supervisory models, staff development, and the organizational environment's impact on the climate for effective supervision.
• EDLP 745: Seminar: Urban Educational Issues (3 Units) A study of the linkages between educational organizations and their social contexts, particularly as they relate to educational change. Research project required.
• EDLP 746: Politics of Education (3 Units) Emphasis given to recent efforts to bring about reform at all levels of the educational enterprise and to conceptual perspectives and research findings.
• EDLP 795: Internship in Educational Administration (1-5 Units) Students are required to successfully complete a two-semester internship in a school district chosen by the student and his/her advisor.
• EDLP 796: Internship in Educational Administration (1-5 Units) Students are required to successfully complete a two-semester internship in a school district chosen by the student and his/her advisor.
• EDLP 895: Doctoral Internship (1-6 Units) Candidates for the doctoral degree in educational administration must prepare and complete a research proposal that includes research questions, a literature review, and a research design. They must collect, analyze, and interpret data.
• EDLP 896: Doctoral Internship (1-6 Units) Candidates for the doctoral degree in educational administration must prepare and complete a research proposal that includes research questions, a literature review, and a research design. They must collect, analyze, and interpret data.
• EDLP 897: Independent Study (1-3 Units) Prerequisites: permission of advisor. In-depth study of a research problem in education. Student must be able to demonstrate critical and analytical skills in dealing with a problem in education. (May be repeated for a total of six credits.)
• EDLP 898: Research Project in Special Areas (1-2 Units) Prerequisite: permission of advisor. Critical and in-depth study of specific problem in educational administration.
• EDLP 899: Doctoral Dissertation (1-20 Units) Prerequisite: permission of advisor. Specific research problem that requires student to apply research skills and techniques to the problem being studied.