| ELP 296 | Special Topics in Education: General Studies | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Individual or group study of particular areas of education at the freshman and sophomore levels. Specific topics will vary from semester to semester. | ||
| ELP 344 | School and Society | 3(3-0-0) F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Junior standing | ||
| The interrelationship between the school and other institutions, values, and patterns of thought in American society. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ELP 496 | Special Topics in Education: General Studies | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Junior standing or Senior standing, Consent of Instructor | ||
| Individual or group study of special topics in professional education. The topic and mode of study are determined by the faculty member after discussion with the student. | ||
| ELP 514 | Formative Ideas In American Education | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: Six hrs. ED or PSY | ||
| Consideration of theory and practice of American education as an extension of philosophical climate of opinion of different intellectual ages and how present status of our educational system grounded in thought of the past. | ||
| ELP 515 | Education and Social Diversity | 3(3-0-0) F,S |
| Overview of role of education within a culturally diverse society. Major attention to racial, socioeconomic and regional subpopulations. Issues discussed include subcultural influences on public school performances, equality of educational opportunity, social stratification and mobility, and the impact of schooling on intergroup relations. | ||
| Course Offerings: sum1 sprg | ||
| ELP 518 | Introduction To Education Law | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: Six hrs. grad. credit | ||
| Relationship of constitutional, statutory and case law to elementary and secondary public school settings, particularly in areas of students, teachers and liability. Particular emphasis on N.C. and federal law. | ||
| Course Offerings: sum2 sprg | ||
| ELP 520 | School-Based Budgeting | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: ELP 532 | ||
| Introduction to theories and practices of funding K-12 education including examination of: political frameworks and policy issues common to public schools; concepts central to education finance and budgeting; purposes, designs, and uses of school budgets; procedures for generating, analyzing, and interpreting issues related to education finance and school budgeting. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | ||
| ELP 532 | Introduction To Educational Inquiry | 3(3-0-0) F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Graduate standing or PBS status | ||
| Basic concepts and methods of educational inquiry. Emphasis on logic underlying various approaches to problem definition and solution and on tools of investigator, as well as on sources and interpretation of research information related to student'sparticular area of study. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ELP 534 | Ethics and Educational Decision Making | 3(3-0-0) S, Alt. Yrs. |
| Preq: Introduction to philosophy, ethics, Graduate standing | ||
| Application of moral theories and methods of moral reasoning to problems and issues involving educational policy and decision making. Character of morality; moral autonomy and leadership; intellectual freedom and public interest; authority and education; punishment and due process; and leadership and rationality. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 | ||
| ELP 550 | Principles Of Educational Administration | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Examines school organization theories and critical domains of leadership (e.g., school vision, culture, management, collaboration, ethics, and environments). Develops conceptual, managerial and interpersonal leadership skills through analysis of school goals and purpose; organizational design, development and improvement; curricular and instructional leadership; and school-community relationships. Instructional activies will include lecture, seminar discussion, case and problem-based analysis. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 | WolfWare Info | |
| ELP 551 | Context and Challenges of School Improvement | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Examination of social, cultural, political and policy environment of schooling with emphasis on NC. Analysis of major theories of school change and development. critical examination of opportunities and barriers to strategic change efforts. Instructional activities will include lecture, sminar discussion, case and problem-based analysis. | ||
| ELP 580 | School-Based Planning, management & Evaluation | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Prepares administrators to strategically plan, manage and evaluate core programs and systems for the safe and efficient operation of schools. Operational domains examined will include information systems, management systems, curriculum, instruction, student behavior and school security systems. Instructional activities include lecture, sminar discussions, case, situation and problem-based analysis. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 | ||
| ELP 589 | Personnel Appraisal In Education | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: ELP 532 or PSY 535 | ||
| Examination of issues, models, theories and research pertaining to personnel appraisal in education. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | ||
| ELP 595 | Special Topics | 1-3 F,S |
| ELP 620 | Special Problems In Education | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Graduate standing or PBS status | ||
| Opportunity for graduate students in education to study problem areas in professional education under direction of member of graduate faculty. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | ||
| ELP 641 | Practicum In Education Administration | 1-6 F,S |
| Preq: ELP 550 and Consent of Instructor | ||
| Supervised experience in appropriate educational setting to enable student to gain practice in applying concepts, principles and theories of education administration. | ||
| ELP 651 | Internship In Educational Leadership and Program Evaluation | 3-9 F,S |
| Preq: Nine hrs. in grad.-level courses and Consent of Instructor | ||
| Utilization of participant-observer role and required participation in selected educational situations with emphasis upon development of observational skills, ability to record relevant observations by means of written journals, skills in analyzing experiences identifying critical incidents and projection of events and consequences. Required development of possible alternative courses of action in various situations, selection of one of alternatives and evaluation of consequences of selected course of action. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | ||
| ELP 685 | Master's Supervised Teaching | 1-3 F,S |
| Preq: Master's student | ||
| Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment. | ||
| ELP 688 | Non-Thesis Masters Continuous Registration - Half Time Registration | 1(1-0-0) F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Master's student | ||
| For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain half-time continuous registration to complete incomplete grades, projects, final master's exam, etc. | ||
| ELP 689 | Non-Thesis Master Continuous Registration - Full Time Registration | 3(3-0-0) F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Master's student | ||
| For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain full-time continuous registration to complete incomplete grades, projects, final master's exam, etc. Students may register for this course a maximum of one semester. | ||
| ELP 692 | Master's Research Projects In Educational Leadership and Program Evaluation | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Consent of Instructor, ELP 532 | ||
| A project or problem in research in education for graduate students, supervised by members of graduate faculty. Research chosen on basis of individual students' interests and not to be part of thesis or dissertation research. | ||
| ELP 693 | Master's Supervised Research | 1-9 F,S |
| Preq: Master's student | ||
| Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty. | ||
| ELP 695 | Master's Thesis Research | 1-9 F,S |
| Preq: Master's student | ||
| Thesis research. | ||
| ELP 696 | Summer Thesis Research | 1(1-0-0) Sum |
| Preq: Master's student | ||
| For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research. | ||
| ELP 699 | Master's Thesis Preparation | 1-5 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Master's student | ||
| For students who have completed all credit hour requirements and full-time enrollment for the master's degree and are writing and defending their theses. | ||
| ELP 720 | Cases In Educational Administration | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: Graduate standing and Consent of Instructor | ||
| Utilization of case study and case simulation approach to study of school administration. Development and application of administrative concepts to simulated situations and to actual case histories. View of administrative process as a decision-making process. Student expected to make decisions after considering alternative courses of action and after projecting probable consequences. | ||
| Course Offerings: sum1 | ||
| ELP 724 | Contemporary Educational Thought | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: Twelve hrs. ED; Consent of Instructor | ||
| Reading and discussion of 20th-century works in educational philosophy. Consideration of such movements as pragmatism, reconstruction, perennialism and existentialism. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | ||
| ELP 728 | School Law For the Administrator | 3(3-0-0) S, Alt yrs |
| Preq: ELP 518 | ||
| Comprehensive study of constitutional, statutory and case law as related to elementary and secondary school administration. Emphasis on legal issues associated with governance, finance, property, personnel and curriculum. | ||
| ELP 729 | Educational Finance | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: ELP 532 | ||
| Historical and sociopolitical contextual analysis of underlying values, methodologies and policies associated with economic and financial planning of K-12 education (e.g., efficiency, equity, and liberty) and the economic and financial mechanisms used to generate, distribute, and expend revenues for educational purposes. | ||
| ELP 735 | Policy Research in Education | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: ELP 532, Doctoral Student | ||
| This course will draw on both classic and contemporary materials in educational policy research and will primarily focus on the substance of policy research rather than methodology. It addresses research pertaining to the foundations, implementation and evaluation of policy in all levels and sectors of the educational system. Major attention will be given to education in the United States, with comparative perspectives included. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ELP 736 | Qualitative Research In Education and Policy Analysis | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: ELP 532 | ||
| Provision of public school personnel and educational policy analysts with research training and experience to address educational research and policy problems using qualitative methods. Qualitative research design and strategies; data collection, management and analysis; interpretation and writing; qualitative evaluation and formation as applied particularly to educational research and policy analysis. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info | |
| ELP 737 | Advanced Qualitative Applications in School Administration and Policy | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: ELP 736 | ||
| Application of advanced qualitative methods and action research in school administration and policy analysis. Research proposal development, article preparation, evaluation of qualitative and action research, discussion of theoretical and methodological issues, computer analysis of qualitative data. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ELP 742 | Applied Research Methods In Education | 3(1-4-0) S |
| Preq: ST 507 and ELP 532 | ||
| Coreq: ST 508 | ||
| Through use of simulated educational settings, consideration given to development of research proposals or plans, selection and/or development of appropriate measurement instruments and purposes and functions of various statistical designs and procedures. Preparation and analysis of simulated data using computer-based statistical packages, interpretation of results and production of a research report. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ELP 750 | Curriculum History: Challenging Orthodoxies | 3(3-0-0) F, Alt yrs(even) |
| Preq: Graduate standing | ||
| Study of the history of American curriculum through multiple views of events and individuals. The narrative of American educational history and the interpretation of that same history within the context of present history is emphasized. | ||
| ELP 751 | Politics of P-12 Education | 3(3-0-0) F, (ALTYREVEN) |
| Analysis of political interactions of individuals and groups in P-12 education, specifically, how politics shapes educational decisions within a federal system of governance. Topics covered include micropolitics and macropolitical systems at the school, district, municipal, state, and federal levels, as well as political culture, interest groups, advocacy coalitions, and institutions. Doctoral standing required. | ||
| ELP 752 | Theories Framing curriculum Inquiry | 3(3-0-0) S,Alt Yrs(odd) |
| Preq: Graduate standing | ||
| Introduction to different curricula research paradigms and/or epistemologies and the philosophies upon which they are founded within the context of education. Develop an understanding of the philosophies upon which different research paradigms or epistemologies are found, particularly positivism, realism, neo-realism, interpretivism, phenomenology, hermeneutics, narrative orientations, critical theory, feminism, race-based approaches, lesbian/gay orientations, and postmodernism. | ||
| ELP 754 | Qualitative Education Research Data Analysis Using Personal Computers | 3(3-0-0) S, Alt Yrs(odd) |
| Preq: Graduate standing and ELP 736 or EAC 785 | ||
| Intensive course in the use of field-based and general qualitative research data analyis methods in the social study of education. The course is to help participants acquire skill and gain experience in using various methodological and analytical research techniques. The course emphasis is on the collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of qualitative data. | ||
| ELP 756 | Organizational Leadership & Mangement for School Leaders | S (ALTYRODD) |
| Prepares district-level administrators to analyze the changing nature of the superintendency, including major management and leadership responsibilities and leadership approaches. Operational domains examined include school governance and organizational theory, school boards, school district policy, collaborative leadership, material and human resource management, systemic and sustainable reform, contemporary challenges, and personal practices management. Doctoral standing required. | ||
| ELP 780 | Evaluation Theory and Practice In Education | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: ELP 532 | ||
| Review of educational program evaluation with emphasis on (1) theory and conceptual models of evaluation, (2) evaluation design, and (3) environmental practical factors influencing design and implementation of evaluation studies. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ELP 789 | Personnel Recruitment, Selection, Development and Appraisal in Education | 3(3-0-0) Sum |
| Issues, models, theories, research and applications in the evolving field of educational personnel and human resources administration with emphais on recruitment, selection, and development. | ||
| Course Offerings: sprg | ||
| ELP 795 | Special Topics | 1-3 |
| Special Topics in Educational Research and Leadership | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | ||
| ELP 820 | Special Problems In Education | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Graduate standing or PBS status | ||
| Opportunity for graduate students in education to study problem areas in professional education under direction of member of graduate faculty. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | WolfWare Info | |
| ELP 841 | Practicum In Education Administration | 1-6 F,S |
| Preq: ELP 550 and Consent of Instructor | ||
| Supervised experience in appropriate educational setting to enable student to gain practice in applying concepts, principles and theories of education administration. | ||
| ELP 851 | Internship In Educational Leadership and Program Evaluation | 3-9 F,S |
| Preq: Nine hrs. in grad.-level courses and Consent of Instructor | ||
| Utilization of participant-observer role and required participation in selected educational situations with emphasis upon development of observational skills, ability to record relevant observations by means of written journals, skills in analyzing experiences identifying critical incidents and projection of events and consequences. Required development of possible alternative courses of action in various situations, selection of one of alternatives and evaluation of consequences of selected course of action. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | ||
| ELP 885 | Doctoral Supervised Teaching | 1-3 F,S |
| Preq: Doctoral student | ||
| Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment. | ||
| ELP 890 | Doctoral Preliminary Exam | 1-9 F,S |
| Preq: Doctoral student | ||
| For students who are preparing for and taking written and/or oral preliminary exams. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall | ||
| ELP 891 | Problems Of Research Design In Education | 1-3 F,S |
| Preq: ELP 742 and Consent of Instructor | ||
| Provision of individualized but structured investigation of alternative problem definitions, research methodologies and statistical analyses for a problem of student's choosing, usually associated with thesis or dissertation. In small groups or individually with instructor, student consideration of research design, measurements and statistical analysis necessary to conduct research. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | ||
| ELP 892 | Research Projects In Educational Leadership and Program Evaluation | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Consent of Instructor, ELP 732 | ||
| A project or problem in research in education for graduate students, supervised by members of graduate faculty. Research chosen on basis of individual students' interests and not to be part of thesis or dissertation research. | ||
| ELP 893 | Doctoral Supervised Research | 1-9 F,S |
| Preq: Doctoral student | ||
| Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty. | ||
| ELP 895 | Doctoral Dissertation Research | 1-9 F,S |
| Preq: Doctoral student | ||
| Dissertation research. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | ||
| ELP 896 | Summer Dissertation Research | 1(1-0-0) Sum |
| Preq: Doctoral student | ||
| For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research. | ||
| ELP 899 | Doctoral Dissertation Preparation | 1-3 F,S |
| Preq: Doctoral student | ||
| For students who have completed all credit hours, full-time enrollment, preliminary examination, and residency requirements for the doctoral degree, and are writing and defending their dissertations. | ||
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | ||