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Counseling and Educational Leadership
Included in this area are opportunities to develop knowledge and
skills in leadership, administration, instructional supervision,
school finance, decision-making, and law at various organizational
levels.
The department's academic programs in counseling, human development,
and educational leadership are committed to preparing professionals
who:
- Apply critical thinking approaches and skills to their respective
disciplines and exhibit both theoretical and practical application of
these approaches and skills in their professional fields.
- Use critical thinking to make sound, responsible judgments and
decisions in working with clients, students, and other professionals
in their respective fields.
- Act with sound ethical principles when carrying out the role of
the professional in each of the three areas,
keeping in mind the key responsibility this professional has
toward student and client.
- Function as a responsible professional in his or her
specialty field, seeking to promote the best interest
of the client and student to whom these professional fields serve.
- Display an understanding of the political and social environment
and the professional and personal roles each citizen must play in order
to ensure that society remains a free and open democracy.
- Commit to a professional life that will enhance self-renewal and encourage others in the profession to seek careers devoted to the advancement of the principles and standards of their respective fields of interest.
1. All applicants must possess a Standard New Jersey Teaching Certificate or an out-of-state (ie. NY, PA) Standard Teaching Certificate.
2. Three (4) years of teaching experience within a K-12 School.
Program Overview:
Graduate students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership seeking to be principals, supervisors, and school superintendents will participate in courses
and field experiences:
- To help develop and/or support a personal philosophy of education and
social consciousness consistent with related theories of learning and human development.
- To develop characteristics required for effective leadership in education.
- To analyze educational organizations and plan programs and strategies for
increasing organizational effectiveness.
- To develop techniques to facilitate interpersonal and group problem-solving
and decision-making.
- To develop skills in managing change and conflict in educational endeavors.
- To interpret research findings and design and implement research techniques
for their organizational needs.
For a sample work program, click here: Educational Leadership
Course Requirements:
Minimum Semester Hours: 36
Introductory Courses
Total Hours: 12
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| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| ELAD 510 |
Effective Leadership in a Diverse Society: From Theory to Practice |
3 |
| ELAD 540 |
Differentiated Supervision |
3 |
| CURR 530 |
Principles of Curriculum Development |
3 |
| ELRS 504 |
Action Research |
3 |
Intermediate Courses
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| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| ELAD 521 |
Education Law |
3 |
| ELAD 543 |
Administrative Aspects of Management and Supervision |
3 |
| ELAD 670 |
Selected Topics in Administration and Supervision |
two 1.5 credit courses |
Elective Course
Total Hours: 3 credits from list
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| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| CURR 687 |
Leadership in Assessment |
3 |
| EDFD 548 |
Crucial Issues in American Education |
3 |
| CURR 689 |
Leadership in Professional Development |
3 |
| EDTC 510 |
Tech Planning for Educational Renewal |
3 |
| ECEL 501 |
Perspectives on ECE in Diverse Society |
3 |
| EDTC 520 |
Integrating Tech Across El Curr |
3 |
| ECEL 518 |
Families, Communities & Schools |
3 |
| EDTC 530 |
Integrating Tech Across Sec Curr |
3 |
| EDFD 520 |
Development of Educational Thought |
3 |
| ELRS 580 |
Learning Theories |
3 |
| EDFD 522 |
Pragmatism in Education |
3 |
| ELRS 578 |
Testing and Evaluation |
3 |
| EDFD 540 |
Cultural and Social Aspects of Education |
3 |
| FCST 512 |
Child Development I |
3 |
Elective Course
3 credits approved by advisor
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| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| COUN 559 |
Dynamics of Group Process |
3 |
| ELAD 612 |
Theory and Strategies in Educational Administration |
3 |
Advanced Courses
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| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| ELAD 680 |
Leading Curriculum Change |
3 |
| ELAD 690 |
School and Community Relations |
3 |
| ELAD 615 |
Internship for Educational Leadership (Culminating Activity) |
3 |
Coordinator:
For an appointment with the program administrator, please call (973) 655-7718, or (973) 655-7216 (Dept.).
Eunice Grippaldi
Email: grippaldie@mail.montclair.edu
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