4 credits
Leadership roles in education take a wide range of forms, from the teacher in the kindergarten classroom to the president of a university. Academic leaders recognize the interplay between local challenges and national and global influences as well as the unique societal pressures on the educational process. Education professionals in this course explore these challenges and influences to gain an understanding of the skills and sensibilities needed to lead in a global society. They examine leadership theories and research as well as the principles of leadership within educational communities. They also have the opportunity to analyze their own leadership skills in the context of these theories and principles.