The Educational Administration and Leadership stream within the Master’s of Education program at StFX is founded on professional and theoretical knowledge that is applied within the context of the practice of participants. Our program is sequenced so that knowledge, skills, and values in relation to leadership is continually evolving. Each course is partially based on previous and accumulated knowledge from course work and professional experiences. This cohort has been and will continue to be collaboratively designed with leaders in your board to ensure that issues pertinent to your board context are explored in courses. If a student selects the project or thesis option, then 506 or 507 would be substituted for 508. Such a decision would be proclaimed by the end of course 7.
Education 501: Program Evaluation How curriculum (globally) can be assessed in terms of provincial standards, outcomes, success indicators, and wide-scale assessment issues.
Education 505: Introduction to Educational Research The constructions and issues in educational research and methodologies.
Education 508: Critical Research Literacy in Education Data analysis and its use in decision making; how to read and apply research in administration issues and current educational trends and theories in the literature.
Education 529: School and Teaching Effectiveness Best practices in instruction and how it is informed by assessment.
Education 533: Dynamics of Change Students to develop an understanding of the change process between policy makers and school implementation.
Education 534: Introduction to the Foundations of Education An examination of students’ positions and awareness of schooling; issues of social justice in education.
Education 561: Leadership and Administration Theories An introduction to the foundations and theories of organization, leadership, ethics, and school culture.
Education 564: Inclusive Leadership A close examination of ethical issues in inclusive education and their implications for school life.
Education 573: Professional Development and Supervision Instructional supervision, teacher evaluation, and professional learning communities in professional development.
Education 581: Role of the Principal CCSB issues. Staff mentoring, mediation, basic education law, roles and relationships to School Advisory councils, school boards and the community.
Education 593: Directed Study Students to develop and present an analysis of a current leadership issue of importance in the context of your board. Students will be in teams of 4 or 5. These teams will be created at the beginning of course 10.

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