Applied Theories of Leadership

Catalog description

This course engages students in a critical examination of contemporary leadership and improvement theories within educational contexts. Students will problematize and deconstruct dominant models by analyzing their theoretical foundations, mechanisms of change, and assumptions about leadership, equity, and systems. Students will evaluate how and why particular theories do, or do not, align with their localized contexts and justice-focused aims. Students will begin constructing a Theory of Improvement that reflects a nuanced understanding of the systems, drivers, and change ideas relevant to their problem of practice.