Associate Professors--Curtis, Stepney, Sheared
Assistant Professors--Amstutz, Garcia, Hollenbeck
M.A. in Education: Concentration in Educational Administration
M.A. in Education: Concentration in Special Interest Area
The department attracts students from a variety of backgrounds with diverse career goals. Through faculty advisement, a program is planned for each student to match prior training and experience, current interests, and career aspirations. These programs can open the door to professional roles in public and private schools, government agencies, social agencies, and industry. Possible career opportunities include leadership positions in elementary and secondary schools and community colleges; staff training positions; adult education leadership or practitioner roles; and positions in research, measurement, and evaluation.
The department offers course work leading to a Master of Arts in Education in each of the following areas of concentration: (a) Adult Education, (b) Educational Administration, (c) Special Interest. The department also offers three credentials: (a) Preliminary Administrative Services; (b) Professional Administrative Services; (c) Designated Subject Credential in Adult Education. The Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) Certificate program is offered for persons holding a valid basic teaching credential. Consult Index for page references for credential programs.
The program is designed for graduate students who wish to pursue advanced studies on adult learning and educational processes. Program graduates work as leaders in a wide variety of contexts addressing the increasing need for adult education activities in literacy programs, community colleges, the workplace, community-based organizations, and many other settings.
Prerequisite: ISED 706, Seminar in Principles and Methods of Adult Education, or equivalent. Must be completed prior to or during the student's first semester in the program. This prerequisite also partially meets the requirements for the Preliminary Designated Subjects Credential.
Courses for this concentration are listed in alphabetical sequence (consult Index for page reference).
| Program | Units | |
| Core | ||
| ISED 735 | Seminar on the Adult Learner | 3 |
| ISED 707 | Planning and Funding Education and Community Programs | 3 |
| ISED 797 | Seminar in Educational Research | 3 |
| Units selected from the following: | 6 | |
| ISED 736 | Seminar in Adult Leadership | |
| ISED 738 | Critical and Postmodern Pedagogies | |
| ISED 739 | Education and Community Development Strategies | |
| ISED 747 | Culture, Language, and Society in Education | |
| ISED 748 | Culture, Cognition, and Power Issues in Education | |
| ISED 780 | Adult Literacy and Basic Education | |
| ISED 781 | Teaching Improvement Process in Adult and Workforce Education | |
| ISED 782 | Practicum in Adult Learning | |
| Electives | ||
| Units selected that reflect student's individual goals. May be chosen from courses above not taken for core, or from other departments or colleges | 12 | |
| Culminating Experience | ||
| One of the following options: | 3-6 | |
| ISED 895 | Field Study | |
| ISED 898 | Master's Thesis | |
| ISED 897 | Advanced Seminar in Educational Research and | |
| One additional graduate course in education with a content focus related to adult education and | ||
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| Minimum total | 30-33 | |
The program in educational administration is staffed by an excellent faculty, all of whom have held leadership positions in school systems, higher education, or private and governmental organizations. Each has developed an individual specialization, designed to implement the program and support other activities of the department
The program in educational administration has been designed to help candidates acquire knowledge and skills which are generally regarded as essential for effective performance in any entry-level supervisory or administrative position. Each course generally includes several of the following responsibilities or activities: theory and practice under simulated conditions in the classroom; application and analysis of theory in a real situation, usually the candidate's school or district; and application and performance supervised by a school or district supervisor or administrator.
The Master of Arts is generally regarded as the professional degree for educational administrators. It is possible for the candidate to enroll in a program of studies leading to either a credential or a master's degree only or both.
This program is under revision. Consult the department for the new requirements. Courses for this concentration are listed in alphabetical sequence (consult Index for page reference).
| Program | Units | |
| EDAD 713 | Administrative Processes | 3 |
| EDAD 714 | Practicum-Site Administration | 3 |
| ISED 797 | Seminar: Educational Research | 3 |
| EDAD 733 | Supervision of Instruction | 3 |
| EDAD 743 | Planning and Evaluation | 3 |
| EDAD 753 | Personnel Management | 2 |
| EDAD 773 | Site Administration | 3 |
| EDAD 774 | Program Administration | 3 |
| EDAD 783 | Computers for School Administrators | 3 |
| EDAD 784 | Special Education Administrative Competencies | 1 |
| One of the culminating experience requirements: | 3 | |
| EDAD 892 | Internship Site Administration | |
| EDAD 895 | Field Study | |
| EDAD 898 | Master's Thesis | |
| Minimum total | 30 | |
The program is designed to allow graduate students to design and complete, under advisement, a program of specialized graduate study that emphasizes a particular issue or problem in education. It is expected that students' programs will be interdisciplinary in nature, and that students will display considerable independence in identifying appropriate courses that will comprise their area of specialization. Applicants to the program must specify their area of interest and confer with a program adviser about objectives, study plans, and procedures prior to admission.
Courses for this concentration are listed in alphabetical sequence (consult Index for page reference).
Students are required to complete a total of at least fifteen (15) units in the Department of Administration and Interdisciplinary Studies (DAIS). These fifteen (15) units may include any of the Core courses, Professional Education courses, courses in the Area of Specialization, and Culminating Experience courses listed below.
| Program | Units | |
| Core | ||
| ISED 747 | Culture, Language, and Society in Education | 3 |
| ISED 797 | Seminar in Educational Research | 3 |
| Professional Education | ||
| Professional education units selected from any department in the College of Education | 9 | |
| [At least six units must be taken from within the Department of Administration and Interdisciplinary Studies.] | ||
| Area of Specialization | ||
| Units selected in an area of specialization (may be chosen from any department in the university) | 12 | |
| Culminating Experience | ||
| One of the following options: | 3-6 | |
| ISED 895 | Field Study | |
| ISED 898 | Master's Thesis | |
| ISED 897 | Advanced Seminar in Educational Research and | |
| One additional graduate course in education with a content focus related to the specific Special Interest and | ||
| Oral Examination | ||
| Minimum total | 30-33 | |