Course description
This field of specialization engages students in a critical examination of theories that influence administrative practice, with the aim of understanding, creating, and sustaining ethical and humane educational institutions and developing an informed administrative identity.
Administration and Leadership in Education
EDUC 5P60
Constructions of Organization
Analysis of organizational theories as they relate to educational institutions. Emphasis on how people shape and are shaped by organizations and how reciprocal processes affect administrative and professional practice.
Note: Failure to obtain a minimum grade of 70% in EDUC 5P60 may result in withdrawal from the program.
EDUC 5P62
Politics, Power, and Policy in Education
Examination of policymaking as a political process. Focus on the actors who negotiate educational policy and their conflicting and shared interests.
Note: Failure to obtain a minimum grade of 70% in EDUC 5P62 may result in withdrawal from the program.
EDUC 5P63
Accountability and Education
Critical and historical examination of accountability. Influence of ideology and governance on educational practice.
Note: Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 5V82.
EDUC 5P64
Ethics in Educational Decision Making
Exploration of the consequential nature of decision making. Analysis of the impacts of discretionary power, ethical frameworks and decision-making models on administrative practice.
Note: Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 5V83.
EDUC 5P65
Constructing an Administrative Identity
Confronting common and sensitive administrative challenges in educational organizations using issue-based approach. Focus on social and psychological dimensions of defining and constructing administrative identity.
EDUC 5P70
The Social Context of Administration
Examination of the role of educational administrators in perpetuating and/or disturbing social order. Focus on educational administrators' obligations and entry points into social justice policies, practices, and discourses.
EDUC 5P72
Effecting Change in Education
Analysis of mandated and emergent change in educational institutions. Focus on developing informed responses that balance stability and change for sustainable improvement.
EDUC 5P73
Challenges of Educational Leadership
Exploration of purposes and assumptions of leadership in educational contexts. Examining tensions and connections between leadership and management in administrative and professional practice.
EDUC 5P74
Life in Educational Organizations
Examination of interpersonal tensions and dynamics in educational settings. Focus on shared and contested norms and assumptions that affect growth, development, and practice of all organizational members.
EDUC 5P75
Resource Allocation in Education
Examination of political economies of education through theories and practices of resource acquisition and distribution. Analyzing linkages among interests, resources, decisions, and outcomes.
EDUC 5P76
Living with(in) the Law
Examination of issues, interests and judgments in education case law. Analyzing how legal decisions influence administrative and professional practice.
EDUC 5P77
Learning in Organizations
Examination of contested theories and practices in organizational learning and knowledge systems. Exploration of the influence of personal learning experiences on organizational learning.
Note: Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 5V89.
EDUC 5V80-5V89
Special Topics in Administration and Leadership in Education
Seminar for students wishing to study a specific problem area in Administration and Leadership in Education.
General Courses
EDUC 5F95
Thesis Tutorial in Educational Studies
A research project carried out in collaboration with a faculty adviser and relevant resource personnel.
Prerequisite: EDUC 5P90.
EDUC 5N99
Graduate Seminar in Education
A non-credit graduate seminar that focuses on issues in graduate studies and educational research student's encounter while developing their programs of study and preparing their proposals, projects and theses.
Note: This course is a required course for all full-time students.
EDUC 5P90
Project/Thesis Proposal Tutorial
A proposal that provides the framework for the student's project or thesis. The proposal will be formally presented to the project supervisor. Prerequisite: All required core courses and electives, including l "EDUC5P90" EDUC 5P92 or permission of the Graduate Program Director.
Note: The proposal contract form must be completed and returned to the Graduate Department of the Faculty of Education before students are allowed to register for this course.
EDUC 5P92
An Introduction to Educational Research
Interdisciplinary analysis of research methods used in education with an emphasis on basic research concepts and their application.
Note: this is a required course for all students; failure to obtain a minimum grade of 70% in this course could result in withdrawal from the program.
EDUC 5P93
Project Tutorial in Educational Studies
Individual investigation or analysis of an issue/area in contemporary educational practice. Topic must be approved by a faculty advisor who will also supervise and guide the student during the preparation of the project. Students are required to prepare two copies of the final document according to the published MEd project guidelines.
Prerequisite: EDUC 5P90.
EDUC 5P94
Advanced Writing Seminar
An interdisciplinary approach to scholarly writing and publishing in higher education. Exploration of the stages of the writing and publishing cycle in relation to personal interests, and a sense of self as writer.
EDUC 5P96
Educational Internship
A one-semester field experience for MEd students not normally available through either course-work or the exit requirements. Provides an opportunity for students to work as an apprentice to a field mentor on specific learning goals.
Prerequisite: Permission of Department Chair on the basis of a written application.
Note: Only one internship course may count towards the MEd degree. Applications must specify the name and role of the field mentor as well as the name of a faculty supervisor. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 5V96.
EDUC 5P98
Independent Study in Education
Specialized study on an individual basis under the direction of a faculty supervisor.
Prerequisite: Permission of Department Chair on the basis of a written application.
Note: Only one independent study course may count towards the MEd degree.
EDUC 5P99
Introduction to Studies in Education
Education as a field of study and multiple ways of knowing. Review of current educational theories, trends, and issues. Provides a foundation for research literacy.
Note: Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in EDUC 5P55.
EDUC 5V90-5V98
Special Topics in Graduate Education
Seminar for special topics of a general nature.
