ADM 535 Educational Leadership: Issues For Women

Course Description

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of educational leadership and an understanding of the issues facing women in educational leadership positions. It examines the various styles of leadership and explores how leadership occurs in an educational environment. The course provides women with the foundation necessary to become educational leaders and explores the unique perspective of women as high achieving leaders.

Topics and Objectives

Women in Educational Administration

· Examine historical gender issues as related to the educational administration field.

· Examine the role of women in leadership and managerial positions.

· Identify strategies for assisting high achieving female leaders in meeting the demands they face as educational administrators.

· Examine the obstacles that women face in reaching leadership positions in educational settings.

Administrative Theory

· Examine the role of administrative theory and its application for women in educational leadership positions.

· Explore the use of educational theory and its application for women in leadership positions.

· Examine the role of systems theory in an educational organization.

Organizational Structure

· Examine the basic concepts of organizational structure and alternative models as they relate to the structure of schools.

Organizational Culture and Climate

· Define organizational culture and climate.

· Evaluate models of female leadership styles and their impact on organizational culture and climate.

Educational Leadership

· Examine different leadership styles traditionally found in organizations.

· Compare and contrast the changing roles of leadership and their effect on women in educational administrative positions.

· Analyze female leadership characteristics and their importance in creating a new vision of leadership in education.

Leadership and Motivation

· Examine motivational theory and how it can be used to effectively motivate employees.

· Examine the characteristics of highly motivated people.

Decision Making

· Identify the models of decision making used in educational settings.

Communication

· Identify the communication process, including gender differences, barriers, cultural issues, and techniques for overcoming these obstacles.

· Compare and contrast effective communication styles.

· Explore the role verbal and non-verbal communication plays in school organizations.

· Evaluate women's communication and leadership styles.

Organizational Change

· Identify the barriers to organizational change and methods to reduce resistance to change.

· Analyze women's leadership styles and their impact on organizational change and climate.

Curriculum Development and Implementation

· Analyze the role of school administrators as effective instructional leaders.

· Examine curriculum development models and their impact on learning.

Leadership and the Teacher's Role

· Analyze male and female teachers' styles, interactions, and characteristics, and their impact on classroom instruction.

· Analyze teacher accountability and improving teacher performance.

· Analyze women as educational leaders and their impact as supervisors of teachers.

Federal, State, and Local Government and Education

· Examine the roles of the federal and state government in education.

· Identify the organization and the role of local school districts.

Women in Leadership

· Identify the current groups that advocate for women in educational leadership positions.

· Analyze strategies for successful attainment of education leadership positions by women.