Leadership Doctoral Programs
Educational Leadership Specialization
Program Overview
The Concordia University Chicago Department of Leadership is at the forefront in providing educators with quality, relevant, and current graduate education, which enhances the leadership of public and nonpublic teachers and administrators as they positively impact schools. We advocate for our doctoral degree candidates and all students in the public and nonpublic schools. We are reflective professionals who provide quality, relevant, and current education for our graduate candidates in leadership. We prepare our candidates to be teacher and administrator leaders guiding the public and nonpublic schools in the service of students so that they may become effective citizens in a global society.
Program Objectives
This doctoral program prepares candidates for public or non-public district-wide administrative responsibilities. The program is designed to help the doctoral candidate:
- promote the success of all students through developing and implementing a shared vision of learning which supports the learning process
- develop advanced skills in management of the organization, operations and resources for a safe, efficient and effective learning environments in schools and the district
- collaborate with staff, boards of education, students, families and community members in response to diverse educational and community interests and needs as well as mobilize community resources
- demonstrate integrity, fairness and ethical behavior to support and advance the development of a moral educational community
- understand and respond to the larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural contexts.
Admission Requirements
The doctorate in leadership with a concentration in educational leadership is aligned with the NCATE ELCC 2008 standards. The program is nationally recognized as an accredited leadership program by NCATE, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Concordia-Chicago’s education programs received their first recognition by NCATE in 1962 and the colleges in which these programs are housed have been continually accredited since that time. The recognition is a highly sought distinction of excellence granted to select few programs across the country that meet the national accrediting body’s highest and most rigorous standards for the preparation of educational leaders.
Areas of Study
Ed.D. Track
| Course | Title |
| EDL 7110* | Strategies of Educational Leadership |
| EDL 7140 | Organizational Change |
| EDL 7120* | Research Based Decision-Making |
| RES 7605 | Quantitative Analysis |
| FPR 7011 | Philosophy and Theory Foundations of Leadership |
| EDL 7210 | Policy Analysis |
| EDL 7300 | Ethics for Ed Leaders |
| EDL 7250* | Legal Issues for School Districts |
| EDL 7240* | Supervisory Theory and Practice |
| EDL 7260 | School/District Imp. Using Data Analysis |
| EDL 7230* | Ed. Finance |
| EDL 7220* | Human Resources Administration and Bargaining |
| EDL 7100* | The Superintendency |
| EDL 7891* | Internship: Superintendent |
| EDL 7310 | Organization and Community Partnerships |
| RES 7700 | Qualitative Research |
| RES 7900 | Research Design |
| COMP 7000 | Comprehensive Exam (fee-based) |
| DISS 7010 | Dissertation |
| DISS 7020 | Dissertation |
| DISS 7030 | Dissertation |
| DISS 8000 | Dissertation Supervision (fee-based) |
*Courses notated with an asterisk are for the endorsement only track.
Ph.D. Track
| Course | Title |
| EDL 7110 | Strategies of Educational Leadership |
| EDL 7140 | Organizational Change |
| EDL 7120 | Research Based Decision-Making |
| RES 7605 | Quantitative Analysis |
| FPR 7300 | Philosophy of Scientific Knowledge |
| EDL 7210 | Policy Analysis |
| EDL 7300 | Ethics for Ed. Leaders |
| EDL 7250 | Legal Issues for School Districts |
| EDL 7240 | Supervisory Theory and Practice |
| EDL 7260 | School/District Imp. Using Data Analysis |
| EDL 7230 | Ed. Finance |
| EDL 7220 | Human Resources Administration and Bargaining |
| EDL 7100 | The Superintendency |
| EDL 7891 | Internship: Superintendent |
| EDL 7310 | Organization and Community Partnerships |
| RES 7700 | Qualitative Research |
| RES 7800 | Mixed Methods Research |
| RES 7600 | Survey Research |
| RES 7900 | Research Design |
| COMP 7000 | Comprehensive Exam (fee-based) |
| DISS 7010 | Dissertation |
| DISS 7020 | Dissertation |
| DISS 7030 | Dissertation |
| DISS 8000 | Dissertation Supervision (fee-based) |
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