Department of Educational Administration
and Community
Leadership (EAD)
The
Programs
Master
of Arts
Admission Requirements for Master
of Arts
Educational Leadership
Community Leadership
School Principalship
Specialist
in Education
Admission Requirements for
Specialist in Education
Residency
Degree Requirements
Doctor
of Education
Admission Requirements for
Doctor of Education
Degree Requirements
EAD Course Descriptions
Unspecified
Content or Variable Credit Courses
Dept.
of Educational Admin. & Community Leadership web
site
Stephen B. Lawton, Chairperson
320 Ronan Hall, (989) 774-1534
Harvey Dorrah, Ph.D., School Finance, Policy, Research
Pamela L. Eddy, Ph.D., Higher Education Administration,
Community Colleges
Robert S. Estabrook, Ed.D., Administrative Theory,
School District Administration
Michael B. Gilbert, Ed.D., School Administration
Practice, Organizational Behavior
Roger N. Grabinski, Ed.D., Community Leadership,
Research, Theory
Brenda R. Kallio, Ed.D., Educational Law, Supervision
of Instruction
Stephen B. Lawton, Ph.D., School Finance, Policy, Research
Sarah Marshall, Ph.D., Student Affairs Administration;
Work-Family Issues
Michael Rao, Ph.D., Higher Education, Finance,
Organizational Behavior
Rena E. Richtig, Ph.D., Elementary Administration
David E. Whale, Ed.D., Secondary Administration and
Curriculum, Technology
The
department provides courses and programs for graduate students
preparing for leadership positions in schools, institutions of
higher learning, and other
community-based human service organizations. Opportunities for
advanced specialized study are available in addition to
preservice preparation programs. The programs and courses in
educational administration and community leadership are:
Master of Arts Degree Programs:
1. Educational Leadership
2. Community Leadership
3. School Principalship
Specialist in Education Degree:
General Educational Administration
Doctor of Education Degree:
Educational Leadership
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The
Programs
Master
of Arts
Three
distinctive M.A. programs accommodate different student needs
and objectives.
The
Education Leadership program is most
flexible in terms of allowing students to design their own
programs in consultation with their advisor. The program is
designed for those seeking leadership positions in schools,
higher education and other organizations dealing with the
transfer of knowledge and learning. Students preparing for a
position in a K-12 work environment should be aware that this
degree concentration is not an administrative certification
program.
The
Community Leadership program is designed to prepare
administrators of community-based human service agencies,
community school directors, administrators of adult education
programs, and others who administer education programs in
non-school settings.
The
School Principalship program prepares students to lead
traditional public schools and public school academies. The
program is NCATE accredited according to standards developed
under the auspices of the National Policy Board for
Educational Administration and implemented by the Educational
Leadership Constituent Council. Generally, students selecting
this program have had classroom teaching experience and plan
to move to administrative positions. However, others remain in
the classroom with a new perspective on how schools operate
and choose to lead in other ways.
Students
intending to teach in a public school system or academy should
realize that s/he must have a Michigan teaching certificate. A
Master of Arts in Educational Administration and Community
Leadership does not substitute for teacher certification.
Admission
Requirements for Master of Arts Candidates
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Applicants
must meet the requirements for admission to the College of
Graduate Studies.
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Applicants
must provide evidence of promise as an administrator by
preparing and submitting an admission portfolio directly to
the Department of Educational Administration and Community
Leadership. The following items must be included in the
contents of the portfolio:
-
a
department
application form
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a
current resume identifying training, experience, and
professional accomplishments;
-
a
minimum of two letters of reference from individuals who
can appropriately address the applicant's potential as an
administrator and attest to the applicant's potential to
success in the program;
-
a
one-page reflective statement addressing the applicant's
beliefs about educational administration;
-
a
one-page reflective statement of professional goals and
actions the applicant intends to take to achieve the
identified goals;
-
identification of a minimum of two significant activities
that indicate experiences, abilities, and potential for
educational administration. For each activity identified,
the applicant should indicate the nature of the activity,
type and number of persons involved, roles and
responsibilities of the applicant, budget (if applicable),
and a reflective statement addressing what learning
occurred for the applicant.
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Regular
admission will be granted only after the admission portfolio
has been reviewed and deemed acceptable by a committee of EACL
faculty. Acceptability will be judged on the appropriateness
of the contents of the admission portfolio relative to the
degree program to which application is being made. The
applicant's statements about beliefs, professional goals, and
activities must show evidence of thoughtfulness, thoroughness,
and congruence with the degree program to which the
application is directed.
It is
advantageous for the applicant to submit the admission
portfolio as early as possible. A total of nine Central
Michigan University credit hours may be transferred into the
applicant's degree program from those taken under a
conditional or non-degree admission status. Any hours taken
beyond nine hours under a conditional or none-degree admission
status will not be accepted or counted towards a degree.
Applicants must submit a complete admission's packet and it
must be approved before a student is granted regular
admission.
Educational Leadership
Degree Requirements
- Courses for all MA in Educational Leadership students
(6 hours)
Required:
EAD 600 (3) Research in Administration
EAD 660 (3) Principles of Educational Administration
- Emphasis Area (15 hours)
Emphasis in General Educational Administration
Required:
EAD 663 (3) Personnel Administration
EAD 656 (3) Public School Law
EAD 664 (3) Public School Finance
plus 6 hours EAD electives determined in consultation with
advisor
OR
Emphasis in Higher Education Administration
Required:
EAD 636 (3) Higher Education Law
EAD 763 (3) Personnel Administration in Higher Education
EAD 764 (3) Financing of Higher Education
plus 3 hours EAD electives determined in consultation with
advisor
OR
Emphasis in Student Affairs Administration
Required:
EAD 626 (3) The Adult Learner
EAD 636 (3) Higher Education Law
EAD 776 (3) Administration of Higher Education
EAD 777 (3) Administration of Student Personnel Services
plus 3 hours EAD electives determined in consultation with
advisor
- Additional Courses (6 hours)
Selected in consultation with advisor
- Capstone Project (6 hours)
Plan A (6 hours)
EAD 798 (6) Thesis - completion of a thesis, including oral
examination of the thesis.
OR
Plan B (6 hours)
Required:
EAD 699 (3) Administrative Internship
plus EAD elective (3) determined in consultation with
advisor and Professional Portfolio*
*Plan B requirements are met with a Professional Portfolio
that consists of additional evidence of significant
scholarship and ability relating to competence in
administration and leadership. Portfolios are reviewed and
assessed during an exit interview.
Total
credits: 33
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Community
Leadership
Additional
Admission Requirements
Degree
Requirements
-
Courses
in Educational Administration (12 hours)
Required: EAD 600, 609 or 667, 610, 660, or equivalents.
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Additional
Courses (10 hours minimum)
Selected in consultation with advisor.
-
Internship
(3-6 hours)
Required: EAD 699
-
Professional
Portfolio
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School
Principalship
Additional
Admission Requirements
Degree
Requirements
-
Courses in Educational Administration (27 hours)
Required:
EAD 600 (3) Research in Administration
EAD 615 (3) Educational Technology for Administrators
EAD 660 (3) Principles of Educational Administration
EAD 662 (3) School Business Administration & Facilities
Management
EAD 663 (3) Personnel Administration
EAD 656 (3) Public School Law
EAD 699 (3) Administrative Internship
EAD 773 (3) Instructional Supervision for Administrators
and
EAD 620 (3) Administration within Diverse Populations
OR EAD 661 (3) School and Community Relations
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Emphasis Areas (6 hours)
Select
ONE of the following:
EAD 670 (3) Administration of Elementary Schools
EAD 671 (3) Administration of Middle Schools
EAD 672 (3) Administration of Secondary Schools
AND
Select ONE of the following:
EAD 690 (3) Administration of Elementary School Curriculum
EAD 691 (3) Administration of Middle School Curriculum
EAD 692 (3) Administration of Secondary School Curriculum
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Professional Portfolio
Plan B requirements are met with a Professional Portfolio
that consists of additional evidence of significant
scholarship and ability relating to competence in
administration and leadership. Portfolios are reviewed and
assessed during an exit interview.
Total credits: 33
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Specialist
in Education
General
Educational Administration
The Ed.S. degree is based upon the satisfactory completion
of a minimum of 60 semester hours of graduate work beyond the
bachelor’s degree. During the course of this program, a
student may apply for a master’s degree when requirements
for that degree are satisfied. A student who has already
earned a master’s degree before enrolling in a specialist
program may in consultation with the advisor work out a
program which includes previous graduate coursework that is
pertinent to his or her program. Since a specialist degree
implies an understanding of a field in greater depth than that
provided by a similar master’s degree program, a student
whose master’s degree is not in the same precise area as the
chosen specialist program should expect to do more than 30
semester hours of work beyond the master’s degree.
Graduate
students, under the specialist degree in general educational
administration, may select courses that will develop skills in
school superintendency, agency administration, higher
education, or other leadership positions. The student should
consult an advisor to develop such a program.
Admission
Requirements for Specialist in Education Candidates
In
addition to the requirements for admission to the Master of
Arts program, applicants for the Educational Specialist degree
must have:
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three
years experience in educational or other human service
organization. (Applicants who cannot satisfy the
experience requirement or for whom the department faculty
believe additional documentation of promise is necessary
may choose to participate in an administrative assessment
center program or submit evidence of professional
leadership. Other evidence might include one or more of
the following: publications in professional journals,
presentations at professional meetings, leadership
positions in professional organizations, awards and
honors, and other similar evidence).
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a
valid Michigan teaching certificate or equivalent (if
appropriate).
Residency
Purpose: To provide the student with an appreciation of an
identification with the university and the department and to
further the opportunities to have direct contact with
university support devices, faculty, and other students.
Procedure: A student can satisfy the residency requirement by
completing nine (9) semester hours in EAD prefixed courses on
campus. Courses identified by the College of Graduate Studies
as being included in the category of "courses of
unspecified or variable credit" cannot be used to satisfy
the residency requirement.
Degree
Requirements
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Courses in Educational Administration (15 hours)
EAD 600 (3) Research in Administration
EAD 660 (3) Principles of Educational Administration
EAD 700 (3) Advanced Administrative Research
EAD 760 (3) Leadership Theory and Practice
EAD 766 (3) Advanced Educational Law
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Emphasis Strands (15 hours)
Elementary/Middle/Secondary Administration
EAD 663 (3) Personnel Administration
EAD 656 (3) Public School Law
EAD 664 (3) Public School Finance
EAD 773 (3) Instructional Supervision for Administrators
And
EAD 770 (3) Advanced Administration for Schools
Or
EAD 772 (3) Advanced Administration for Elementary Schools
OR
Higher Education Administration
EAD 628 (3) The Adult Learner
EAD 636 (3) Higher Education Law
EAD 763 (3) Personnel Administration in Higher Education
EAD 764 (3) Financing of Higher Education
EAD 776 (3) Administration of Higher Education
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Capstone Project (6 hours)
Required:
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Field-based Project:
EAD 699 (3) Administrative Internship
EAD 797 (3) Field Study
OR
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Thesis: EAD 798 (6 hours)
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Additional Courses (24 hours)
Selected in consultation with advisor.
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Doctor
of Education
The
Ed.D. degree in Educational Leadership is designed to provide
in-depth knowledge and skills to educational leaders who seek
to develop and refine their knowledge and skills to help
transform through practice the educational institution. The
program emphasizes the application of scholarship (theory) to
the improvement of educational practice. It is intended for
individuals in educational leadership careers. Students
accepted into the program will be part of a cohort.
Admission
Requirements
In order to be considered for admission to the program, an
applicant must have completed a master's degree in education
with a minimum graduate grade point average of 3.5 and must
have completed three years of professional education
experience in the schools. (Preference will be given to those
with administrative experience.)
Review
of complete application begins March 1 and continues until the
cohort is filled. A completed application packet will include
the following materials:
-
a
completed graduate application;
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transcripts
of all undergraduate and graduate work;
-
resume
of professional education experience;
-
Watson-Glaser
Critical Thinking Appraisal score;
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short
essay describing the relationship between the applicant's
professional goals and the Ed.D. program;
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description
of a professional problem the applicant has encountered
and an analysis of the resolution of that problem;
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three
letters of recommendation that attest to the applicant's
potential to succeed in the program.
After
reviewing the credentials of the applicants, the Doctoral
Program Committee will select those to be interviewed.
The
Doctoral Program Committee will make all decisions regarding
admissions, selecting the cohort from those interviewed.
Preference will be given to those applicants who have a
demonstrated history of educational leadership and who have
career goals consistent with the expectations of this program.
The total application package will be evaluated holistically.
Degree
Requirements
Progress
through the program is based upon obtaining satisfactory
grades (a 3.25 GPA average overall and a B or better in each
class), passing written and oral comprehensive exams, and
completing a doctoral dissertation.
Research:
9 credits
The research component encompasses both quantitative and
qualitative research methods. The competencies to be developed
are essential to interpreting and evaluating research studies
to be encountered in all course work as well as to completing
the dissertation requirement.
EAD
700 (3) Advanced Administrative Research
EAD 800 (3) Qualitative Analysis in Educational Leadership
EAD 801 (3) Quantitative Analysis in Educational Leadership
Academic
Core: 22 credits
The academic core component includes all of the critical
areas of study for future educational leaders: foundations,
organizational and leadership analyses, and the issues which
change and dominate over time. The courses are designed to
provide students with the underpinnings to understand and to
act effectively upon the challenges confronting the
educational organization.
EAD
810 (3) Ethics in Educational Leadership
EAD 825 (3) Culture of Educational Organizations
EAD 860 (3) Organizational Theory in Educational
Institutions
EAD 865 (3) Organizational Change in Educational
Institutions
EAD 870 (3) Issues in Educational Leadership
EAD 875 (3) Educational Policy Analysis
EAD 885 (3) Problem Solving in Educational Leadership
EAD 899 (1) Doctoral Seminar
Concentration:
12 credits
There are two choices from which students may select a
concentration, based upon their needs assessment. The specific
courses will be determined in consultation between the student
and the academic advisor.
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Educational
Leadership: courses for those individuals seeking
educational leadership positions in schools and
institutions of higher learning.
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Curriculum
& Instruction: courses in design, evaluation,
supervision, and instructional delivery systems for those
educational leaders who seek the depth needed in
exhibiting program leadership.
Cognate:
12 credits
The cognate, to be determined jointly by the student and
advisor, can be completed in one academic discipline or by
taking a combination of courses from more than one academic
discipline.
Field-based
Experience: 3-6 credits
This internship experience will assist students in
strengthening their leadership competencies. The number of
credit hours required will be determined with the student's
advisor based upon the student's past professional experience
and personal career objectives. Sixty contact hours will be
required for each credit earned. A letter of understanding
will be developed between the student, district, and
university supervisor as to the responsibilities and
expectations for the experience.
Comprehensive
Examinations
Students will be expected to take written comprehensive
examinations in three areas: Foundations, Organizational
Leadership, and their area of concentration. The doctoral
advisor with selected faculty has responsibility for oversight
and administration of all comprehensive examinations.
Comprehensive examinations will ordinarily be scheduled during
a one-month period (maximum) of the third year of graduate
study.
Dissertation:
15 credits
The student will complete three steps in the dissertation
process: (1) the proposal review stage in which there is a
formal defense of the dissertation proposal; (2) the
completion of the written dissertations, including conducting
the research, analyzing the results, and writing the final
document; and (3) an oral defense of the dissertation.
Total
credits: 73-76
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Unspecified content or
variable credit courses.
Click
here for additional information regarding these types of
courses. The following courses
offered through the department are of unspecified content or
variable credit: EAD 592, 650, 680, 687, 688, 689, 695, 699,
750 and 797.
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