EDAD 570, “Leadership Theory and Practice” (Spring 2017)
Superintendent Endorsement
Course credit/contact information: 3 semester hours; Wednesdays from 5:00-10:25 p.m., Founders Hall 0306.
Course description: Nature of leadership including alternative leadership theories within and outside education. Behavior; functions; styles; and relations as they affect planned change in education organizations.
Prerequisites: Admission into Ed.D., Ed.S., or certification-only program leading to superintendent endorsement.
Conceptual framework: This course is part of the required sequence for the Ed.D. and Ed.S. programs leading to the superintendent endorsement. It provides an in-depth study of leadership and organizational theory. Knowledge is developed beyond the initial level related to theory and research of cultural, visionary, instructional, participatory, transactional, transformational and transformative leadership. In addition, the course explores the school environment and the influences of community on leadership behaviors and expectations.
Faculty: Lori Franke-Hopkins Ed.D.
Superintendent
Jersey CUSD No. 100
Jerseyville, IL 62052
618-498-5561 (office)
618-806-3868 (cell)
Lfhopkins0802@gmail.com
Office hours by appointment.
Course objectives: At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to:
Teaching/learning activities: Various instructional methods are used, including cooperative learning, lecture and discussion, problem-based learning, case studies, large and small group activities, clinical experiences, and independent analysis and writing to address course content. Emphasis is on various leadership models and theories, development of self-knowledge of style, behavior, dispositions, and values, and understanding organizational dynamics.
Professional standards: Content for EDAD 570 is designed to address National Policy Board for Educational Administration Standards 1, 4, 5 and 7.
Candidates who complete the program are educational leaders who have the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by:
English, F. W. (Ed.) (2011). The Sage book of educational leadership: Advances in theory, research, and practice (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Research base
Evaluation procedures
Students may earn a total of 300 points for coursework. The grading scale is 90-100%=A; 80-89%=B; 70-79%=C; 60-69% D; below 60%=F. Assessments of student performance are listed below:
Paper: Lenses of School District Leadership (100 points)
In Part I of the text, authors present four lenses, or paradigms, from which to view school district leadership. Students should select one of the lenses (Historical, Culturally Relevant Leadership, Social Justice, or Distributive Leadership/Democratic Community), and utilize it in discussing the accomplishments and challenges of the leadership of their school district. (Suggested length: 7 pages, double spaced. Use APA style.).
Personal Leadership Profile (100 points)
To complete this assignment, each student develops a personal leadership profile based on readings, class discussions, interviews with an acting superintendent, and the completion of a leadership assessment provided by the professor. Suggested length: 7 pages, double spaced. (Use APA style.)
Class participation (100 points)
This assessment will be based on class attendance, degree of preparation, and quality of the student’s contributions during discussion.
Assignments:
Text readings are due on the date indicated. Selected articles from professional journals will supplement the text readings. All assignments are indicated in bold print on the due date. The class schedule is listed below:
3/15 Course introduction
Founders Hall
3/22 Multiple lenses of democratic leadership
Read English, 1-66.
3/29 Management, organizations, and the law
Read English, 67-150.
4/5 Educational politics and policy, part I
Read English, 151-194
4/12 “LENSES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERSHIP” PAPER DUE
Educational politics and policy, part II
Read English, 195-229.
4/19 Theories of leadership
Read English, 231-286.
4/26 The micropolitics of school leadership, part I
Read English, 287-333.
5/3 The micropolitics of school leadership, part II
Read English, 334-413.
5/10 “PERSONAL LEADERSHIP PROFILE” PAPER DUE.
Upload to Google Drive: Class will not meet.
POLICY ON LATE ASSIGNMENTSThere will be a 10% deduction per class for late assignments not approved by the instructor.
UNIVERSITY POLICY
Please be advised that you should review all University policies which may apply to your coursework. The online Table of Contents page is available at http://www.siue.edu/policies/toc.shtml
Accommodation Policy: Reasonable accommodations are available for students who have a documented disability. Please notify the instructor during the first week of class regarding any accommodations needed for this course. You must have a documented disability and an ID CARD from Disability Support Services, 650-3726 or 3728. According to SIUE University Safety and Emergency Procedures manual, persons with disabilities have the option of developing a written plan for evacuation in case of emergency. If any student with a disability would like to develop such a plan, please contact the instructor.
PLAGIARISM:
http://www.siue.edu/policies/1i6.shtml
The University recognizes plagiarism as a serious academic offense. Plagiarism is presenting another existing work, original ideas, or creative expressions as one's own without proper attribution. Any ideas or materials taken from another source, including one's own work, must be fully acknowledged unless the information is common knowledge. What is considered "common knowledge" may differ from subject to subject. To avoid plagiarizing, one must not adopt or reproduce material from existing work without acknowledging the original source. Existing work includes but is not limited to ideas, opinions, theories, formulas, graphics, and pictures. Examples of plagiarism, subject to interpretation, include but are not limited to directly quoting another's actual words, whether oral or written; using another's ideas, opinions, or theories; paraphrasing the words, ideas, opinions, or theories of others, whether oral or written; borrowing facts, statistics, or illustrative material; and offering materials assembled or collected by others in the form of projects or collections without acknowledgment.
Normally a student who plagiarizes shall receive a grade of E [F EFFECTIVE FALL 2001] in the course in which the act occurs. The offense shall also be reported to the Provost. In addition, any graduate student who has been found to have committed an act of plagiarism may be dropped from his or her graduate degree program by his or her department. A student who is reported a second time shall be suspended from the University for a period of not less than one term. Should a student who has been suspended for plagiarism be readmitted and be again found guilty of the offense, he/she shall be permanently expelled from the University.
This policy statement shall appear in the University catalogs and course announcements, shall be called to the attention of advisers, shall be explained during the program of new student orientation, and shall be published in the Alestle at least once during the beginning of each fall term.
The Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs is charged with administrative responsibility for handling complaints, allegations, or grievances against students concerning plagiarism, according to the Student Academic Code (Policy 3C2).
INTELLECTUAL PERSONAL PROPERTY
This syllabus and all course-related materials are the intellectual property of Dr. Vicki VanTuyle, Dr. Lori Franke-Hopkins, and/or SIUE. Students who give or sell this syllabus or course-related materials, without the written permission of Dr. Vicki VanTuyle or Dr. Lori Franke-Hopkins to any outside agency or person who is not currently enrolled in this class or at SIUE, will be in violation of the University's code of conduct and may be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to, immediate removal from the class.
STUDENT RIGHTS AND CONDUCT (Student Conduct Code – 3C1)
See https://www.siue.edu/its/
STUDENT ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE – CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY (1/9)
See http://www.siue.edu/policies/1i9.shtml
STUDENT ACADEMIC CODE (3C2): See http://www.siue.edu/policies/3c2.shtml
Course description: Nature of leadership including alternative leadership theories within and outside education. Behavior; functions; styles; and relations as they affect planned change in education organizations.
Prerequisites: Admission into Ed.D., Ed.S., or certification-only program leading to superintendent endorsement.
Conceptual framework: This course is part of the required sequence for the Ed.D. and Ed.S. programs leading to the superintendent endorsement. It provides an in-depth study of leadership and organizational theory. Knowledge is developed beyond the initial level related to theory and research of cultural, visionary, instructional, participatory, transactional, transformational and transformative leadership. In addition, the course explores the school environment and the influences of community on leadership behaviors and expectations.
Faculty: Lori Franke-Hopkins Ed.D.
Superintendent
Jersey CUSD No. 100
Jerseyville, IL 62052
618-498-5561 (office)
618-806-3868 (cell)
Lfhopkins0802@gmail.com
Office hours by appointment.
Course objectives: At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of leadership and organizational theories and successfully apply them to various school environments.
- Articulate the role of the school district leader in developing a vision and building leadership capacity.
- Assess the impact of diversity on educational leadership.
- Evaluate ethical issues in educational leadership.
- Formulate his/her own leadership style.
Teaching/learning activities: Various instructional methods are used, including cooperative learning, lecture and discussion, problem-based learning, case studies, large and small group activities, clinical experiences, and independent analysis and writing to address course content. Emphasis is on various leadership models and theories, development of self-knowledge of style, behavior, dispositions, and values, and understanding organizational dynamics.
Professional standards: Content for EDAD 570 is designed to address National Policy Board for Educational Administration Standards 1, 4, 5 and 7.
Candidates who complete the program are educational leaders who have the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by:
- Facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a district vision of learning supported by school community (Standard I).
- Collaborating with families and other community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources (Standard 4).
- 4.1: Collaborate with families and other community members
- 4.2: Respond to community interests and needs
- 4.3: Mobilize community resources
- Acting with integrity, fairly, and in an ethical manner (Standard 5).
- 5.1: Acts with integrity
- 5.2: Acts fairly
- 5.3: Acts ethically
- Developing skills identified in the above standards through substantial, sustained, standards-based work in real settings, planned and guided cooperatively by institution and school district personnel (Standard 7). .
- 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6: Clinical experiences that are substantial, sustained, standards-based, real settings, planned and guided cooperatively, for credit.
- 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6: Clinical experiences that are substantial, sustained, standards-based, real settings, planned and guided cooperatively, for credit.
English, F. W. (Ed.) (2011). The Sage book of educational leadership: Advances in theory, research, and practice (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Research base
- Chance, P. L. & Chance, E. W. (2002). Introduction to educational leadership & organizational behavior: Theory into practice. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.
- Duke, D. L. (2010). The challenges of school district leadership. New York: Routledge.
- Marzano, R. J. & Waters, T. (2009). District leadership that works: Striking the right balance. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
Evaluation procedures
Students may earn a total of 300 points for coursework. The grading scale is 90-100%=A; 80-89%=B; 70-79%=C; 60-69% D; below 60%=F. Assessments of student performance are listed below:
Paper: Lenses of School District Leadership (100 points)
In Part I of the text, authors present four lenses, or paradigms, from which to view school district leadership. Students should select one of the lenses (Historical, Culturally Relevant Leadership, Social Justice, or Distributive Leadership/Democratic Community), and utilize it in discussing the accomplishments and challenges of the leadership of their school district. (Suggested length: 7 pages, double spaced. Use APA style.).
Personal Leadership Profile (100 points)
To complete this assignment, each student develops a personal leadership profile based on readings, class discussions, interviews with an acting superintendent, and the completion of a leadership assessment provided by the professor. Suggested length: 7 pages, double spaced. (Use APA style.)
Class participation (100 points)
This assessment will be based on class attendance, degree of preparation, and quality of the student’s contributions during discussion.
Assignments:
Text readings are due on the date indicated. Selected articles from professional journals will supplement the text readings. All assignments are indicated in bold print on the due date. The class schedule is listed below:
3/15 Course introduction
Founders Hall
3/22 Multiple lenses of democratic leadership
Read English, 1-66.
3/29 Management, organizations, and the law
Read English, 67-150.
4/5 Educational politics and policy, part I
Read English, 151-194
4/12 “LENSES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERSHIP” PAPER DUE
Educational politics and policy, part II
Read English, 195-229.
4/19 Theories of leadership
Read English, 231-286.
4/26 The micropolitics of school leadership, part I
Read English, 287-333.
5/3 The micropolitics of school leadership, part II
Read English, 334-413.
5/10 “PERSONAL LEADERSHIP PROFILE” PAPER DUE.
Upload to Google Drive: Class will not meet.
POLICY ON LATE ASSIGNMENTSThere will be a 10% deduction per class for late assignments not approved by the instructor.
UNIVERSITY POLICY
Please be advised that you should review all University policies which may apply to your coursework. The online Table of Contents page is available at http://www.siue.edu/policies/toc.shtml
Accommodation Policy: Reasonable accommodations are available for students who have a documented disability. Please notify the instructor during the first week of class regarding any accommodations needed for this course. You must have a documented disability and an ID CARD from Disability Support Services, 650-3726 or 3728. According to SIUE University Safety and Emergency Procedures manual, persons with disabilities have the option of developing a written plan for evacuation in case of emergency. If any student with a disability would like to develop such a plan, please contact the instructor.
PLAGIARISM:
http://www.siue.edu/policies/1i6.shtml
The University recognizes plagiarism as a serious academic offense. Plagiarism is presenting another existing work, original ideas, or creative expressions as one's own without proper attribution. Any ideas or materials taken from another source, including one's own work, must be fully acknowledged unless the information is common knowledge. What is considered "common knowledge" may differ from subject to subject. To avoid plagiarizing, one must not adopt or reproduce material from existing work without acknowledging the original source. Existing work includes but is not limited to ideas, opinions, theories, formulas, graphics, and pictures. Examples of plagiarism, subject to interpretation, include but are not limited to directly quoting another's actual words, whether oral or written; using another's ideas, opinions, or theories; paraphrasing the words, ideas, opinions, or theories of others, whether oral or written; borrowing facts, statistics, or illustrative material; and offering materials assembled or collected by others in the form of projects or collections without acknowledgment.
Normally a student who plagiarizes shall receive a grade of E [F EFFECTIVE FALL 2001] in the course in which the act occurs. The offense shall also be reported to the Provost. In addition, any graduate student who has been found to have committed an act of plagiarism may be dropped from his or her graduate degree program by his or her department. A student who is reported a second time shall be suspended from the University for a period of not less than one term. Should a student who has been suspended for plagiarism be readmitted and be again found guilty of the offense, he/she shall be permanently expelled from the University.
This policy statement shall appear in the University catalogs and course announcements, shall be called to the attention of advisers, shall be explained during the program of new student orientation, and shall be published in the Alestle at least once during the beginning of each fall term.
The Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs is charged with administrative responsibility for handling complaints, allegations, or grievances against students concerning plagiarism, according to the Student Academic Code (Policy 3C2).
INTELLECTUAL PERSONAL PROPERTY
This syllabus and all course-related materials are the intellectual property of Dr. Vicki VanTuyle, Dr. Lori Franke-Hopkins, and/or SIUE. Students who give or sell this syllabus or course-related materials, without the written permission of Dr. Vicki VanTuyle or Dr. Lori Franke-Hopkins to any outside agency or person who is not currently enrolled in this class or at SIUE, will be in violation of the University's code of conduct and may be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to, immediate removal from the class.
STUDENT RIGHTS AND CONDUCT (Student Conduct Code – 3C1)
See https://www.siue.edu/its/
STUDENT ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE – CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY (1/9)
See http://www.siue.edu/policies/1i9.shtml
STUDENT ACADEMIC CODE (3C2): See http://www.siue.edu/policies/3c2.shtml