EDU 6260 Collaborative Leadership in the Twenty-First Century Diverse Educational Organizations
This course will focus on the knowledge and skills educational leaders need to work collaboratively and foster an appreciation of cultures in schools with diverse student populations. The purpose of this course will be to build a foundation for leadership in both theory and practice that transcends differences by developing participants’ knowledge and understanding of collaborative partnerships. Developing leaders with the necessary training and requisite skills for bridging cultures in schools with constantly changing demographic populations will be an important dimension of this course. Examination of the conceptual, organizational, political, social, and moral dimensions of collaborative instructional leadership practices as well as the design and implementation and assessment of integrated, collaborative service delivery models will be explored. Shared leadership, building community and enhancing schools as professional learning organizations will be highlighted. Through discussion of the research and literature, examination of case studies, and team-oriented projects, participants will clarify their own understandings of collaborative leadership, sustainable change, collaborative professional development and the opportunities and challenges of collaboratively leading diverse institutions of learning.
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