Educational Administration

Roy C. Farley

Head, Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling
and Foundations

234 Graduate Education Building

479-575-4207

E-mail: rfarley@uark.edu

Coordinator of Graduate Studies

251 Graduate Education Building

479-575-4207

Carlton R. Holt

Program Coordinator

234 Graduate Education Building

479-575-4207

E-mail: cholt@uark.edu

Web: http://www.uark.edu/depts/coehp/EDAD.htm/

• Associate Professors Elliott, Hughes
• Assistant Professors Capps, Holt, Noggle
• Visiting Assistant Professor Gooden

Degrees Conferred:

M.Ed. (EDAD)

Ed.S., Ed.D. (EDUC)

Areas of Concentration: Graduate programs in Educational Administration are designed to prepare qualified persons for a variety of leadership roles. Areas of concentration include: 1) principalships and other school-site administrative and supervisory positions; 2) superintendents and other central administrative personnel; 3) federal and state governmental positions in education; and 4) the educational administration professoriate.

Primary Areas of Faculty Research: School bond elections; school leadership; school board/community relations; academically distressed schools; educational policy; school finance litigation; school finance; effective schools; rural schools; data analysis; educational research.

Prerequisites for Acceptance to the Program: In addition to meeting University requirements for admission to the Graduate School, all candidates seeking admission to any educational administration program must complete program application procedures, which include submission of proof of a currently valid teaching certificate and three supporting letters of recommendation. All educational specialist and doctoral applicants must submit a Miller Analogies or Graduate Record Examination score, an autobiographical sketch and writing sample, and evidence of a minimum of two years of professional experience. An interview with members of the educational administration faculty to demonstrate compatibility of program course offerings with the applicant’s goals and interests is required.

Requirements for the Master of Education Degree: (Minimum 33 hours.) The master’s degree in Educational Administration is designed primarily to provide professional preparation for students seeking administrative positions in elementary and secondary schools. The 33 graduate semester-hour program (or 27 hours and a thesis) includes a minimum of 24 graduate semester hours of course work in Educational Administration (including an internship), and 9 semester hours of required College of Education and Health Professions core courses.

Requirements for the Educational Specialist Degree: The specialist degree program in Educational Administration is designed primarily to provide professional preparation for students involved in school-site administration and those individuals who have district-wide administrative responsibilities.

The specialist degree program requires completion of a minimum of 30 graduate semester hours with the number of actual credit hours a function of the previous educational background of each student and his or her goals. This includes 15 semester hours in educational administration core courses, 6 semester hours of adviser-approved electives, 3 semester hours of district- level internship (or equivalent experience), 3 semester hours of a specialist project, and 3 semester hours in social foundations of education, statistics, research, or instructional technology. If not previously satisfied, all students must also complete 24 semester hours of prerequisite course work in educational administration and 9 semester hours of the College of Education and Health Professions common core.

Requirements for the Doctor of Education Degree: The doctor of education degree in educational administration requires the completion of a minimum of 96 graduate semester hours. Each student’s program of study includes a minimum of 54 hours in educational administration (18 semester hours from a common doctoral core and satisfaction of M.Ed. and Ed.S. Educational Administration core courses or their equivalent), a minimum of 9 semester hours in courses outside of Educational Administration, 9 hours in research and statistics, and a minimum of 18 hours of dissertation.

EDAD5013 School Organization and Administration (IR)  Analysis of structure and organization of American public education; fundamental principles of school management and administration.

EDAD5023 The School Principalship (SP, SU)  Duties and responsibilities of the public school building administrator; examination and analysis of problems, issues, and current trends in the theory and practice of the principalship.

EDAD5053 School Law (IR)  Legal aspects of public and private schooling: federal and state legislative statues and judicial decisions, with emphasis upon Arkansas public education.

EDAD5063 School Personnel Administration and Supervision (IR)  Principles, processes, and procedures of school personnel management, supervision, and staff
development.

EDAD5093 Effective Leadership in School Settings (FA, SP, SU)  Strategic planning, group facilitation and decision making, organizational behavior and development, professional ethics and standards, principles of effective educational leadership.

EDAD5163 Current Educational Issues (IR)  Current problems, issues, and trends facing school administrators in Arkansas and the nation.

EDAD574V Internship (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)  Supervised in-school/district experiences individually designed to afford opportunities to apply previously-acquired knowledge and skills in administrative workplace settings. May be repeated for 3 hours.

EDAD599V Seminar (1-6) (IR)  

EDAD600V Master’s Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)  

EDAD6023 School Facilities Planning and Management (IR)  School facilities planning, management, cost analysis, operations, and maintenance of the school plant.

EDAD6053 School-Community Relations (IR)  Community analysis, politics and education; power groups and influences; school issues and public responses; local policy development and implementation; effective communication and public relations strategies.

EDAD605V Independent Study (1-3) (FA, SP, SU)  

EDAD6093 School District Governance: The Superintendency (IR)  Analysis of the organizational and governance structures of American public education at national, state, and local levels.

EDAD6103 School Finance (IR)  Principles, issues and problems of school funding formulae and fiscal allocations to school districts.

EDAD6173 School Business Management (IR)  Fiscal and resource management in public schools: budgeting, insurance, purchasing, and accounting.

EDAD6333 Advanced Fiscal and Legal Issues in Education (IR)  The examination and discussion of advanced legal and fiscal issues affecting public school education. Prerequisite: advanced graduate standing.

EDAD6503 Topics in Educational Research for School Administration (IR)  Application of educational research in the school setting by educational administrators. Emphasis placed on the use of state and local school or district data, data analysis, interpretation and reporting, hands-on experience with SPSS, and the formal process of writing a research report. Prerequisite: advanced graduate standing.

EDAD6523 Advanced Application of Educational Leadership (IR)  A review of seminal and current works on leadership as applied to the educational setting. Provides knowledge of classic and contemporary strategies for leadership.

EDAD6533 Educational Policy (IR)  Examination of the research and theory related to the evolution of local, state, and federal governance and educational policy. Emphasis given to the consideration of procedures involving policy formulation, implementation, and analysis.

EDAD6563 Educational Administration and Human Behavior (IR)  Examination of research and theory related to the utilization of human resources with educational
organizations.

EDAD660V Workshop (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)  

EDAD674V Internship (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)  May be repeated for 6 hours.

EDAD680V Educational Specialist Project (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)  An original project, research project, or report required of all Ed.S. Degree candidates. Prerequisite: admission to the Ed.S. program.

EDAD690V Directed Readings in Educational Administration (1-3) (FA, SP, SU)  Selected readings from classical books and authors in the field.

EDAD699V Seminar (1-6) (IR)  Prerequisite: advanced graduate standing.

EDAD700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) (FA, SP, SU)  Prerequisite: candidacy.