Preparing Leaders Who will Define the Future of Education in Changing Organizational Contexts

Effective leaders working in educational organizations play a significant role in creating the organizational contexts in which education professionals thrive and innovate, lives are transformed, communities enriched, economies advances, and new models for exemplary teaching and learning using traditional methods and new technologies are developed. Whether you are an experienced teacher, an instructional designer, an educational technologies specialist or other professional working in education, this fully online master’s degree is a carefully designed advanced professional development program that prepares graduates to be effective leaders of educational teams and institutions in contemporary contexts.

The challenges faced by education require creative problem solving using sophisticated knowledge in the field and advanced professional skills and abilities. With that in mind, the curriculum for this program is carefully crafted to give participants a comprehensive educational experience that builds on the experience of each participant to prepare them to work at a much higher level of professional practice in a contemporary global context. The world of education, from early childhood education though higher education, is rapidly changing. There are few aspects of how education is conceived, structured and delivered that are not in question. The curriculum for this Online Master of Arts in Educational Administration degree is designed to prepare professionals to work in that dynamic context, to lead in that changing context, and to be among those shaping the future of education. The curriculum is offered in a cohort format. (For a more detailed description of the program’s integrated and comprehensive curriculum, see page 9).

The program’s online mode brings together educational professionals working in many contexts that share their own experiences and work together to analyze, understand and effectively respond to challenges as leaders and change agents. This rich learning context creates an engaged learning community of distinguished faculty and professionals exploring together the challenges facing educational organizations and their leaders, and opens up creative options to those building the skills needed to be effective strategic leaders who take education into the future.