Educational Leadership

Department Chair: Angela Locks

Associate Director: Kimberly Word

Department Analyst: Emily Choi

Department Office: Academic Services Room 201

Telephone: (562) 985‑4987

Email: CED-EDLD@csulb.edu

Website: Educational Leadership Department 

Faculty: Sharla Berry, Erin Biolchino, Stephen Glass, Don Haviland, Angela M. Locks, Rocío Mendoza, Jonathan O’Brien, Avery Olson, Alejandra Priede, Devery Rodgers, Elaine Jessica Tamargo, Maiyoua Vang, William Vega

• College: College of Education  
• Courses: EDAD, EDLD, SDHE  

Introduction

The mission of the Educational Leadership Department is to support dynamic, transformative, socially responsible leaders who engage others, value diversity, operate with academic integrity, and believe in people and their educational futures. The department offers graduate-level coursework in the following programs: Doctor of Education with a specialization in P12 Leadership or Community College/Higher Education Leadership, Master of Arts in Educational Administration, Master of Science in Counseling, Student Development in Higher Education, Preliminary Administrative Services Credential, and the Graduate Certificate in Community College.

Programs

• Counseling, Student Development in Higher Education (SDHE), M.S.
• Educational Administration, M.A.
• Educational Leadership, Ed.D.

• Community College Graduate Certificate

• Preliminary Administrative Services Credential (Code 501)

Courses

• EDAD 621A - Seminar: Introduction to Educational Leadership
• EDAD 621B - Seminar: Equity and Educational Leadership
• EDAD 621D - Seminar: Preparing for Educational Leadership Positions
• EDAD 623 - Legal Aspects of Education
• EDAD 625 - Leadership, Organizational Management, and Social Justice
• EDAD 636 - Applied Research for School Leaders: Using Data for School Improvement and Equity
• EDAD 651 - Urban Schools and Communities: Social, Political, and Cultural Issues
• EDAD 652 - Resources in Educational Administration
• EDAD 655A - Introduction to Instructional Leadership for Equity
• EDAD 655B - Instructional Leadership: Leading Professional Learning & School Improvement
• EDAD 655C - Instructional Leadership: Teacher Supervision and Coaching
• EDAD 680 - Field Experience in Educational Administration
• EDAD 695 - Master’s Research Project in Educational Administration
• EDAD 697 - Directed Research
• EDAD 698 - Thesis

• EDLD 720 - Proseminar in Educational Leadership
• EDLD 721A - Advanced Proseminar in Educational Leadership
• EDLD 721B - Advanced Proseminar in Educational Leadership
• EDLD 721C - Advanced Proseminar in Educational Leadership
• EDLD 721D - Advanced Proseminar in Educational Leadership
• EDLD 723 - Legal and Ethical Leadership: Implications for Policy and Practice in P-16 Educational Settings
• EDLD 724 - Critical Perspectives of U.S. Education and Diversity
• EDLD 725 - Organizational Leadership in Educational Settings
• EDLD 726A - Policy, Politics, and Power in P-12 Educational Settings
• EDLD 726B - Policy, Politics, and Power in CC/HE Educational Settings
• EDLD 730 - Introduction to Educational Research, Epistemologies, Methodologies and Application
• EDLD 731 - Qualitative Research Methods for Educational Leadership
• EDLD 732A - Inferential Data Analysis in Education
• EDLD 735 - Applied Field Research
• EDLD 736 - Institutional Effectiveness: Leveraging Data to Build a Learning Organization
• EDLD 737A - Advanced Qualitative Research Methods
• EDLD 737B - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
• EDLD 740 - Policy and Finance Issues in Community Colleges
• EDLD 741 - Teaching and Learning in Post-secondary Settings
• EDLD 742 - Exploration of Campus Cultures: Impact and Influence
• EDLD 743 - Leadership in Higher Education
• EDLD 751 - Organizational Culture and Community Engagement in Education
• EDLD 752 - Financial and Human Resource Development
• EDLD 754 - Leadership in P-12 Education
• EDLD 755 - Curriculum Theory, Instructional Leadership, and Accountability
• EDLD 790H - Selected Topics - Staff Development Programs
• EDLD 796 - Pre-Dissertation Study
• EDLD 797 - Directed Individual Doctoral Study
• EDLD 798 - Doctoral Dissertation

• SDHE 510 - Student Development in Higher Education
• SDHE 511 - Equity and Access for the U.S. College Student
• SDHE 512 - Law & Ethics in Higher Education
• SDHE 513 - Critical Perspectives in Student Development Theory and Practice
• SDHE 514 - Leading for Equity and Change in Higher Education
• SDHE 516 - Counseling and Adult Development: Theory & Practice
• SDHE 517 - Critical Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
• SDHE 520 - Introduction to Counseling for Diverse Populations in Higher Education
• SDHE 521 - Advanced Counseling for Diverse Populations in Higher Education
• SDHE 522 - Group Dialogue and Counseling in Higher Education
• SDHE 523 - Career Counseling in Higher Education
• SDHE 530 - Introduction to Research Methods in Student Affairs and Higher Education
• SDHE 531 - Advanced Research Methods in Student Affairs and Higher Education
• SDHE 532 - Institutional Effectiveness for Equity and Student Success in Higher Education
• SDHE 610 - Introduction to the Community College
• SDHE 640 - Professional Development Seminar: Student Development in Higher Education
• SDHE 641 - Intermediate Professional Development Seminar: Student Development in Higher Education
• SDHE 642 - Advanced Professional Development Seminar: Student Development in Higher Education
• SDHE 643 - Fieldwork: Student Development in Higher Education
• SDHE 644 - Advanced Fieldwork: Student Development in Higher Education
• SDHE 698 - Thesis: Student Development in Higher Education