The Educational Leadership and Policy program (EDLP) is designed to advance knowledge and address enduring and future problems of schools by:
- Exploring the issues of social justice for the educational equity and opportunities of all students,
- Engaging in research that is in the foreground current socio-cultural, economic, and political contexts (i.e., market-based reform, turning around failing schools, building capacity, controversies of globalizing educational policy, school safety),
- Addressing the significance of the changing and challenging school contexts, and
- Following ethical principles
Graduates will have the skills and research background, be able to challenge existing systems that discriminate against people, adapt to a changing world, predict the consequences of proposed action, and sustain continuous education improvements over time. The development of skills and qualities that will enhance the ability of leaders to empower, inspire, and guide the performance of others in achieving the desired goals of a school, a school district or a community will be the focus of this program.