| source University of Texas at Austin (56) |
level Graduate (X) |
department Educational Administration (X) |
Provides skill in systematic observation, organized ways of examining teacher/student behavior in the classroom. Incorporates Texas Teacher Assessment Seminar training. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with laboratory hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Introduction to the knowledge base in measurement theory and quantitative research designs, including research designs appropriate to different research contexts; and analyzing, interpreting, and representing statistical data to scholarly and practitioner audiences. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Educational Psychology 371 or another introductory course in statistics, and Educational Administration 387Q or the equivalent.
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Introduction to the utilization of theoretical frames; research questions or focus, and literature reviews; ethical issues; research design; research methods; data analysis; representations of data; interpretation of data; trustworthiness; implications; and strengths and limitations in the conduct of qualitative research. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Educational Administration 387Q or the equivalent.
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Examines in-depth exemplary qualitative studies and considers critical issues that have been raised in qualitative research. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Educational Administration 381Q and 387Q or their equivalents.
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Introduction to a systems theory of qualitative research, Interactive Qualitative Analysis (IQA), and direct experience in an integrated approach to research design, data collection, analysis, representation, and interpretation. Case studies are used with each of the major stages of a qualitative study. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and Educational Administration 381Q and 387Q or their equivalents.
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A fused, multidisciplinary foundational core course covering major task areas, administrative theory and processes, and supporting knowledge from other disciplines. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Some sections are offered on the credit/no credit basis only; these are identified in the Course Schedule . Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Admission by application only.
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A fused, multidisciplinary foundational core course covering major task areas, administrative theory and processes, and supporting knowledge from other disciplines. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Some sections are offered on the credit/no credit basis only; these are identified in the Course Schedule . Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Admission by application only.
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Theories of organization from structuralist, behaviorist, and critical traditions that are useful for diagnosing problems endemic to schools and colleges, and for developing skills necessary for administering complex educational systems. Study of concepts related to bureaucracy, organizational design, decision making, power and control, leadership, motivation, and organizational communication. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Educational Administration 382M and 395 (Topic 7: Organizational Behavior and Decision Making ) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Organization, direction, management, and leadership for the program of a single school. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and admission to an approved internship program for administrator preparation.
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Group and individual studies of research literature; execution of investigative projects and reports of research. For 383, three lecture hours a week for one semester; for 683, the equivalent of six lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic and are given in the Course Schedule .
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Critical examination of school restructuring, renewal research, and systemic change processes since 1975. Study and evaluation of school restructuring and renewal processes, and their underlying research bases, in conjunction with the influence patterns of teachers, principals, superintendents, school boards, parents, and state and national policy makers on the development and use of such concepts and processes. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Systematic analysis of research and theory related to supervisory behavior in education. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Designing, planning, evaluating, and directing in-service education and training for professional-level personnel. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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For each semester hour of credit earned, one class hour a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; additional prerequisite for Educational Administration 385: Enrollment in an approved internship program.
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Designed to provide prospective school leaders with the conceptual, technical, and human-interaction skills necessary for school improvement. Focus on knowledge, principles, problems, and issues related to instructional leadership. Examines instructional supervision theory, goals, functions, supervisory models, and strategies that enhance teaching and learning. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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An integrated, problem-based specialization course covering major instructional task areas. Emphasis on change process theory, innovative school reform, restructuring, and leadership theory and practice. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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Evolution, role, and functions of the community college; patterns of organization; purposes and programs; current issues. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Designed for doctoral students. Introduction to the range of different epistemological perspectives that are used in the conduct of social science research, including the scientific method/positivism, postpositivism, interpretivism, postmodernism, critical theory, race-based and culture-based perspectives, and feminisms. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Survey of the theoretical and empirical literature related to the economic context of and finance policy within K–12 or higher education institutions. Separate K–12 and higher education sections are taught. Covers a wide range of concepts, processes, and policies, such as patterns of financing educational institutions; federal, state, and local governmental roles; revenue sources; costs; benefits; equity; efficiency; budgeting; and finance policy implementation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Legal bases for organizing and administering public and private school systems; statutes and court decisions affecting educational functions. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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The relationship of contemporary educational institutions, both public school and higher education, to their social setting. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Survey of theoretical and empirical literature related to educational politics and policy concerning K–12 or higher education institutions, including political systems theory, intergovernmental relations, power and conflict, community relations and intergroup theory, and policies dealing with equity, quality, efficiency, and choice. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Examination, from the point of view of various ethical systems, of issues of equity, distributive justice, codes of ethics in educational professions, treatment of students, and other issues that face administrators of educational systems. Designed to sensitize prospective educational leaders to the ethical content of educational decisions. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Examination of the higher education systems and institutions of selected countries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Study of the ways planning and governance are informed by data collection, analysis, and information-use strategies in order to improve institutions of higher education. Institutional research and planning functions in colleges and universities. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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