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Department Goals and Outcomes

The master's and doctoral programs with concentrations in P-12 and Higher Education Administration at Illinois State University are focused on the preparation of individuals for leadership positions. International educational administrators are a welcome part of the program. Required courses in educational finance, education law, organizational planning, foundations, and research provide experiences that are oriented to students' gaining critical understanding and multiple perspectives about educational organizations.  With this expertise, graduates are prepared for leadership positions in colleges, universities, higher education organizations, P-12 schools and districts, educational associations, and agencies.

The goals of the Department ensure that students possess:

  1. An advanced understanding of the broad system and dynamic content of education and educational policy.
  2. A conceptual understanding of and personal competency in basic interpersonal skills and group process.
  3. An understanding of instructional and learning processes and the leadership and management ability to maintain creative educational systems.
  4. An ability to skillfully interpret the legal, political, historical, philosophical, social, economic, technical, and cultural influences operating on and within the educational system.
  5. A professional commitment to the field of education and the ethical practice of administration.
  6. A continuing concern for the initiation, utilization, and dissemination of scholarly research in education and administration.

The goals of the Department are further enhanced by faculty who:

  1. Have demonstrated success in teaching, clinical activities, and knowledge production in the field, and who can prepare persons for educational leadership roles in the public and private sector including positions in administration, instruction, and research.
  2. Conduct research and transmit the findings to the professional community.
  3. Provide professional service to the university and external constituents such as professional organizations; local, state, and federal agencies; P-12 schools and districts; and higher education institutions.