Problems and Issues in Educational Leadership (EDUC-UL 5685)

This course serves as the capstone class for all doctoral students in education. The course requires analysis of successful dissertations in urban education and prepares students to write their own dissertation relative to urban study and education.

The successful student will:

1. Identify pressing issues in K-20 education and formulate responses from a lens of middle to executive leadership.
2. Evaluate writing (collegial, dissertation, published) and improve ability to offer constructive and formative feedback.
3. Critically examine one’s own writing to assess areas for improvement and develop writing skills.
4. Construct a logical argument for a research topic and center its place in the current K-20 educational landscape and literature.
5. Engage in deep reflection about issues in K-20 education; analyze and evaluate arguments related to education issues.