To inquire about this program:
Cindi Husk, Academic Support
865.531.4109 | cindi.husk@LMUnet.edu
We have designed each of these concentrations to develop leaders who: are scholars; have outstanding personal qualities; are able to conduct original research and interpret and communicate the results of that research through their writing, teaching, and leadership; learn the art of effective collaboration; and who can, and will, translate theory into practice. In addition to completing all of the required coursework successfully, candidates must complete a dissertation in order to earn the education doctorate. The dissertation must be a work that reflects a high-level of quality and represents an original and significant contribution to the discipline.
Educators who are interested in pursuing leadership positions in PK - 16 settings will find this concentration provides a rich curriculum capable of preparing them for careers they may want to undertake. Successful completion of the coursework and research will enable them to develop the skills, confidence, and knowledge required to become leaders: in positions at the Director and/or Central Office level in curriculum and instruction; at the state level with a focus on curriculum and instruction; and other types of organizations that demand knowledge in the area of curriculum and instruction.
***Available at Lincoln Memorial University’s Cedar Bluff Campus, Knoxville, TN
Course Curriculum Provides:
Courses in this concentration include: Trends and Issues in Educational Technology; Curricula for Literacy; Curriculum Leadership at the District Level; Perspective and Strategies in Teaching and Learning; Teacher Leadership and Critical Inquiry and Research Design.
This concentration affords those educators who want to enhance their opportunities in PK - 16 settings as principals, assistant principals, superintendents, directors, or in related leadership roles at local, regional, state, or even national positions that demand skilled leadership and a comprehensive knowledge base. This concentration provides multiple opportunities to acquire the knowledge needed to pursue such positions.
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Course Curriculum Provides:
Courses in this concentration include: Ethical Leadership and Decision Making; Group Methods and Processes; Educational Finance; Advanced Educational Law: A Legal Perspective in Specific Areas of Need; Political Structures and Governance; and Critical Inquiry and Research Design.
The Higher Education concentration will help candidates acquire the knowledge and skills they will need to assume leadership roles in institutions of higher education (public and private); liberal arts and research-based sites; community colleges; and related academic entities.
***Available at LMU’s Duncan School of Law, Institute for Collaborative Leadership, Knoxville, TN
Course Curriculum Provides:
Courses in this concentration include: Higher Education: Theory, Foundations, and Principles; Higher Education Finance; College Student Development Theory; Policy Development and Analysis; and Governance Administration and Politics; and Critical Inquiry and Research Design.
Coursework and experiences in this concentration will enable candidates to develop the knowledge and skills required to assume positions that have oversight for all laws, regulations, practices, and services related to personnel and their development in organizations and institutions in both the public and private sectors.
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Course Curriculum Provides:
Courses in this concentration include: Human Resource Development: Theory, Foundations, and Principles; Personnel and Human Resource Management; Principles and Theories of Training and Development; Human Resource Recruitment and Selection; Program and Organizational Outcomes Evaluation; and Critical Inquiry and Research Design.
The Executive Leadership concentration will meet the needs of professionals who are pursuing careers in executive levels of business; education; health; non-profits; military; hospital management; state, county, and city governmental offices; as well as an amalgam of other related public and private sector areas.
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Course Curriculum Provides:
Courses in this concentration include: Courses in this concentration include: Economic and Legal Issues; Advanced Seminar in Leadership; Critical Inquiry and Research Design; Change and Entrepreneurship; Policy Analysis; and Political Structures and Governance.