Schools as Organizations

Catalog description

Schools as Organizations focuses on the theory and research concerned with the organizational and occupational side to schools and teaching. The course draws from multiple fields and perspectives, including: organizational theory; the sociology of organizations, occupations and work; educational administration; and school leadership. The objective is to have students understand and evaluate a series of different perspectives from theory, research and policy concerned with the character of the teaching occupation and the organization of schools. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Education Entrepreneurship program.