INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY DOCTORAL PROGRAM

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

PROGRAM STATEMENT

The Department of Education Leadership, Administration and Foundations at Indiana State University offers a Ph.D. program in Educational Administration with an emphasis on Leadership in Higher Education. Following a scholar/practitioner philosophy, the program stresses knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for leading institutions of higher education in the twenty-first century. It is designed for professionals currently working in higher educational settings who desire a quality educational experience that allows them to continue meeting family and work responsibilities. Graduates of the program are prepared for administrative leadership positions at four-year colleges and universities, community colleges, technical schools, and for-profit post-secondary institutions.

DOCTORAL PROGRAM PROFICIENCIES

The Higher Education Leadership Program is designed to help students develop knowledge, attitudes, and skills in the domains of leadership, inquiry and research, communications, and higher education. Within each of the four domains, specific proficiencies have been identified for students to develop and demonstrate throughout the program.

Reflective Leadership - Graduates will demonstrate:

• a comprehensive knowledge of different theories on leadership and management;
• the ability to reflect critically on historical and contemporary issues within education and to relate them to leadership and practice;
• the ability to articulate an integrated philosophy of education and leadership;
• the ability to exercise leadership within an educational setting.

Analytic inquiry and research proficiencies - Graduates will demonstrate:

• the ability to construct and support reasonable interpretations and arguments;
• the facility to employ multiple perspectives and theoretical frames to assess educational and organizational structures, policies, and practices;
• the ability to critically read and review various forms of research and to use it to resolve administrative challenges in educational situations;
• a understanding of qualitative and quantitative research paradigms.

Communication proficiency - Graduates will demonstrate:

• communication, interpersonal, and process skills necessary to function effectively in academic and professional situations, including written and oral communication, listening to and working collegially with diverse groups, and facilitating intra- and inter-group relations.

Higher education - Graduates will demonstrate:

• a thorough theoretical understanding of higher education and its administration and the ability to relate theory to practice within the following dimensions:
  • Academic Affairs
  • Organization and Governance
  • Finance Policy and Legal Aspects
  • Student Affairs
  • Social Foundations of Education
  • The ability to plan and evaluate policies and programs within higher education.

PROGRAM MISSION

The Department of Education Leadership, Administration and Foundations at Indiana State University offers a Ph.D. program in Educational Administration with an emphasis on Leadership in Higher Education. Following a scholar/practitioner philosophy, the program stresses knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for leading institutions of higher education in the twenty-first century. It is designed for professionals currently working in higher educational settings who desire a quality educational experience that allows them to continue meeting family and work responsibilities. Graduates of the program are prepared for administrative leadership positions at four-year colleges and universities, community colleges, technical schools, and for-profit post-secondary institutions.

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS

Our cohort based program is designed for working professionals.

NATIONAL STANDARDS
Meets ACPA Professional Preparation Commission Standards: YES
Meets CAS Standards: YES
Other/Comments:

APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

• Completed ELAF Department application
• Resume/Vita
• Professional Narrative discussing how Program will help you achieve your professional goals
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Completed Graduate School Application
• Official GRE Scores (5 yrs. or less old)
• Official Transcripts from all Graduate & Undergraduate institutions
• Application Fee
• Deadline - March 1

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Program Curriculum:

• First Year Fall Semester (9 hours)
  • Higher Education in the United States
  • Organization and Governance of Higher Education
  • Internship
• First Year Spring Semester (9 hours)
  • Statistical Methods
  • Seminar in Educational Thought
  • Internship
• First Year Summer Session (9 hours)
  • Seminar in the Foundations of Modern Education
  • Seminar in Higher Education Law
    Inquiry in Higher Education
• Second Year Fall Semester (9 hours)
  • Academic Leadership in Higher Education
  • Inferential Statistics
  • Resource Management in Higher Education
• Second Year Spring Semester (8 hours)
  • Seminar on College Students in Higher Education
  • Advanced Leadership Theory, Governance, and External Relations
  • Research Seminar in Higher Education
• Dissertations are research-based and directed at problems of practice or issues of higher education in the state, nationally and/or internationally.

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Students in student affairs or higher education administration programs  (2003-2004):

PROGRAM FACULTY (Name, title, typical number of coursed taught annully, interests)

Will Barratt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, 2, Student Development; Collegiate Environments; Leadership; Program Evaluation, Social Class
Denise Collins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, 2 , Student Affairs, Higher Education, Diversity, Student Development
Kandace Hinton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, 4, Higher Education, Student Affairs, Diversity
Mary Howard-Hamilton, Ed.D., Professor, 4, Higher Education, Student Affairs, Diversity, Women's Issues, Student Development
Jack Maynard, Ed.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs, 1, Higher Education, Academic Leadership, Teacher Education, Higher Education Law  
Joshua Powers, Ph.D., Associate Professor, 3, Higher Education, Student Affairs, Organizational Theory/Behavior

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