Research Writing.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

The course offers a research-led introduction to processes and practices of research writing. Working to develop their research writing projects, students learn to examine, critically reflect on, and participate in the research writing practices in their fields, guided by current research on the discursive construction of knowledge.

Leadership in Action.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Teaches the use of reflective practice to develop theories of leadership action in educational settings. Also provides students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to engage in processes to improve individual and organizational performance. Special emphasis will be given to communication, problem solving and decision-making.

Education Resource Management.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Explores the concepts and skills necessary to manage the human and financial resources of small organizations (schools, NGOs, departments). Among the areas explored are labour contracts, supervision, grant writing and fundraising, use of volunteers, managing site-based budgets.

Fiscal Accountability in Education.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Focuses on accountability in schools and education systems, public responsibility, budgeting, and measures of educational performance.

Managing Educational Change.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Explores conceptual approaches to managing school improvement and organizational change with applications such as conflict management, action planning, coaching, shared vision-building and problem solving. Uses relevant case studies to bring theory into practice.

Curriculum Development and Implementation.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Explores and critiques the processes of curriculum development, implementation and evaluation in relation to the field of curriculum studies. The focus will be on the role of the educator/leader as a curriculum professional in formal and non-formal learning environments.

Planning and Evaluation.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Focuses on contemporary approaches to planning, monitoring and evaluating programs across a range of contexts (K-graduation, college, non-governmental organization, adult education centre). Areas of study include adaptive and strategic management, results-based management, log frame analysis, systems assessment, stakeholder analysis, and fourth generation evaluation.

Educational Leadership Issues.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Focuses on the critical analysis and appraisal of leadership issues across geographic, linguistic, racial, gender and cultural contexts from a comparative perspective. Students will analyze their own experience. This is a co-constructed course designed to speak specifically to students’ realities and address areas of learning identified by the practitioner-learners in the class.

Community Relations in Education.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Examines the role of school community relations to foster high quality learning environments. Explores and discusses methods for encouraging public involvement in education, the role of the leader in facilitating community engagement, and issues and dilemmas in community relations.

Education and the Law.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

The legal and institutional framework of Canadian education systems; legal terminology and the tools and methods of legal research; selected public and private law issues in Canadian education.

Role of the Leader.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Explores the roles, expectations and skills related to the task of the educational leader and the implications for school climate and effectiveness.

Leadership Theory in Education.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Explores theory and research on leadership approaches (including leadership styles, strategies, and communication practices) and the role of leadership theory in educational settings.

Special Topics 1 in Educational Leadership.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Explores important current issues in the field of Educational Leadership Studies. (Content varies from year to year).

Practicum - Administrative Studies.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Focuses on field studies and applied research, including the preparation of a research report. Using case studies and problem-based learning, students will draw from practical and/or contextual examples to understand educational leadership in context.

School Improvement Approaches.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Focuses on the analysis of action and research approaches used to improve school performance. Explores the collection and use of data to improve decisions making; strategies for creating interventions to improve schools; and political and social facets of making good ideas become good policy and practice in schools.

Policy Studies in Education.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Focuses on issues in the field of policy studies with specific reference to the formulation, analysis, and assessment of educational policies. Particular focus on strategic policy implementation, analysis of unintended policy consequences and responsive policy-making.

Project 1.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Theoretical or practical project under the supervision of a departmental faculty member to explore and analyze an area of interest relevant to the concentration in leadership or curriculum.

Project 1.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Theoretical or practical project under the supervision of a departmental faculty member to explore and analyze an area of interest relevant to the concentration in leadership or curriculum.

Project 1.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

For description see EDEM 625N1.

Project 2.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Extension of Project 1 or new project.

Research Methods: Theory and Practice.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Overview of the epistemological foundations of a range of research methods, including but not limited to quantitative, philosophical, qualitative, arts-based, and mixed methods. Students will learn techniques to conduct research and to develop a research proposal.

Qualitative Research Methods.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Theoretical and practical exploration of the foundations of qualitative methods, with emphasis on underlying principles.

Teacher Inquiry and Action Research.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Furthers students' understanding of teacher inquiry and action research. Students will make connections between their theoretical understandings of research and their own emergence as practitioner researchers in educational settings. Topics include: writing a focused literature review; collaborative and spectator forms of research; ways to identify problems to investigate; data collection and analysis; reflexive praxis; and ways to draw conclusions from research. The major assignment for the course will be the completion of the final written MATL capstone project or equivalent.