THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE of EDUCATION

THE

FLO

RID

A S

TAT

E U

NIV

ERSI

TY

CO

LLEG

E of

ED

UC

ATIO

ND

epar

tmen

t of E

duca

tiona

l Lea

dersh

ip &

Poli

cy St

udies

1114

W. C

all S

treet

1209

Sto

ne B

uild

ing

Talla

hass

ee, F

L 32

306-

4452

www.coe.fsu.edu/EL

PS

 

Educational Leadership and Policy

Ph.D. Programs

WHY CHOOSE THE FLORIDA STATE

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION?

• Quality, award-winning faculty and degree programs.

• Among the top 20 schools nationally in doctoral degrees awarded and papers presented to the American Educational Research Association.

• Accredited since 1954 by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

• More than half the enrollment in the College’s four departments is graduate students.

• Graduates are educational leaders in colleges, schools, school districts, business, and government agencies.

• Admissions each semester.

• Fellowshipsandfinancialaidprogramsare available.

For further information, please visit our web site:

http://www.coe.fsu.edu/ELPS

Program ContaCtsProgram Inquiries:

Miz CobbGraduate AssistantTel: 850-644-8176

coe-elp@admin.fsu.edu

Application Questions:Lesia Mathews

Admissions AssistantTel: 850-644-7077llmathews@fsu.edu

The Florida State University College of EducationEducational Leadership & Policy - Department of educational Leadership & Policy Studies

Education Policy and Evaluation The specialization in Education Policy and Evaluation prepares individuals for policy-related careers that involve designing, developing, implementing, analyzing and evaluating federal, state and local educational policies, as well as preparing students to teach at the university level. It incorporates a core of policy and evaluation courses with courses in the humanities, social sciences, and basic research methods. At the doctoral level students are required to complete a strong core of courses in advanced research methods, in addition to policy and evaluation courses.

Sociocultural and international development education StudieS

(SideS)The mission of the SIDES specialization is to prepare students to assume leadership roles in international and multicultural education through:•the conduct of issue- or policy-oriented research and evaluation;•the design, implementation, and administration of educational change projects in varied settings; •the management of international and multicultural education programs of different types; •teaching related subject matter in colleges, universities, and adult education programs; and•providing consulting services to agencies, foundations, and governments in order to help improve decision-making and policy choices about international and multicultural education

Social, Historical and Philosophical Foundation of Education (SHPFE)

We offer a wide variety of coursework designed to acquaint students specializing in SHPFE with a broad understanding of sociological, historical and philosophical perspectives on educational policy and practice and to equip them

with the focused knowledge and skills necessary to conduct inquiry in the sociology of education, history of education, or philosophy of education. Students pursuing a degree in SHPFE are encouraged to use the constituent disciplinary perspectives to explore topics such as religion and education, cultural diversity, gender, and social justice, among others.

CORE COURSESEducational Leadership & Policy Doctoral Core (28 hours)

Ph.D. CORE COURSES (9) •EDF5641IntroductiontoPolicyStudies •EDF5652PolicyDevelopmentinEducation•EDF6101OrganizationalTheoryPh.D. DISCIPLINE-BASED CORE COURSES (9) •EDF5517Historyof Education •EDF5630Sociologyof Education •EDA5288Politicsof Education •EDF5624Economicsof Education •EDF5543Intro.Philosophyof Education •EDF5612EducationandCulture

Ph.D. RESEARCH CORE COURSES (10) •EDF5481Methodsof Ed.Research •EDF6475QualitativeMethodsinEdResearch •EDF5400Descriptive&InferentialStatistics

ADMISSIONS DEADLINE: FallAdmissions-December1

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS • Competitive GRE score •Strongletterof intent •Acurriculumvita •Allofficialtranscriptsfromallpreviouscollegesor universities attended •Three(3)lettersof recommendation•TOEFLscore(forInternationalStudentsonly)

General application for admissions submitted online at: admisssions.fsu.edu/graduate

Ph.D. IN

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY

The Program in Educational Leadership and Policy conducts cutting edge research and prepares future educational scholars and leaders to generate and creatively apply new knowledge about educational policy, government both domestically and internationally. To accomplish these goals program faculty:

•Employ-and prepare students to employ –a broad range of social science and humanities-based disciplinary perspectives and a variety of research methodologies in addressing critical questions of educational policy and leadership;

• Explore and demonstrate the infusion of policy concerns in all dimensions of educational practice and the relevance of international and multicultural perspectives to their understandings. • Develop the capacity of students to use the lasts and most relevant research, information and technical resources in leading educational institutions at all levels.

SPECIALIZATIONSEducational Leadership/ Administration

The specialization in Educational Leadership/Administration seeks to improve leadership for present and future schools, and for teaching and learning.  We value reflective, practice-oriented research and inquiry by faculty and students.  We promote the leadership qualities of honesty, dynamism, creativity, competence, challenge, and respect for diversity.  We value high-quality and action-oriented leadership and endorse a participatory and shared leadership style.