EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION / 77 EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION College of Education GRADUATE FACULTY 1984-85 Chairman: J. L. Wattenbarger. Graduate Coordinator: J. W. Longstreth. Professors: S. K. Alexander, Jr.; P. A. Clark; T. W. Cole, Sr.; J. A. Hale; R. B. Kimbrough; J. M. Nickens; M. Y. Nunnery; S. A. Sandeen; D. C. Smith; G. W. Sowards;t J. L. Wattenbarger. Associate Pro- fessors: G. W. Corrick;* A. Fisher;t R. C. Healy;* J. W. Longstreth; S. W. Pell.t Assistant Professor: K. Wilburn.* Members of the faculty of the University of North Florida (*) and Florida International University (t) are also members of the graduate faculty of the University of Florida and participate in the doctoral program of the University of Florida, Department of Educational Ad- ministration and Supervision. The Department of Educational Administration and Supervision offers the degrees Master of Arts in Edu- cation, Master of Education, Specialist in Education, Doctor of Education, and Doctor of Philosophy. Areas of specialization include general adminis- tration with emphasis on elementary and secondary administration and higher education administration with specialization in community college leadership, university leadership, vocational-technical adminis- tration, and administrative theory. Concentrations in the administration of allied health programs in higher education and in school and college business man- agement are also available. The Institute of Higher Education provides ad- vanced graduate students many opportunities for re- search and study in all areas of post high school edu- cation. Similarly, the Center for Community Educa- tion and the Institute for Educational Finance provide opportunities with special emphasis in those areas. A candidate for admission to the Department will be judged not only on the basis of quantitative criteria (listed elsewhere in this Catalog) but also in relation to prior experience, especially as it relates to future career goals. Cooperative arrangements between the University of Florida, the University of North Florida, and Florida International University make it possible for qualified persons with master's degrees to obtain Ed.S. and Ed.D. degrees in educational administration and su- pervision from the University of Florida. Appropriate members of the faculties of UNF and FIU are mem- bers of the graduate faculty of the University of Flor- ida. ADE 6260--Organization and Administration of Adult Edu- cation (3) Adult education in the United States: the role of administration; the job of the local director related to Florida law and regulations. EDA -6061-Educational Organization and Administration (3) Basic concepts and practices in local, state, and federal organization and administration. EDA 6105-Operations Research in Education Adminis- tration (3) Application of quanitative systems techniques from management and operations research to educational administration; utilities, queuing theory, graph theory, de- cision theory, game theory, simulation, and modeling. EDA 6192-Educational Leadership I (3) Basic course on the nature of educational leadership. Emphasis on the role of of- ficial leadership in group development, improving group structure, and program improvements. EDA 6195-Educational Leadership II (3) Contemporary re- search on diffusion of innovations, planning of change, or- ganizational theory, and political power in policy decision making. Role of administrators and instructional leaders in establishing educational policies. EDA 6201-Business Affairs in Education (3) Role and func- tions of the business office. EDA 6203--Educational Budgeting and Accounting Systems (3) Fiscal budgeting and accounting processes in schools. EDA 6222-Administration of School Personnel (3) Prob- lems of the professional school staff and administration of staff personnel in public schools. EDA 6225-Labor Relations in Public Education (3) Various aspects of employee, union, and management relationships in public education. EDA 6232-Public School Law (3) The law as it affects the public school operation in America. Emphasis is placed on religion; desegregation; compulsory attendance; torts; cur- riculum; student control and discipline; and teacher free- doms, employment, and dismissal. EDA 6242-Public School Finance (3) State, local, and feder- al financing of education. EDA 6271-Utilization of Computers in Educational Admin- istration (3) Man-machine systems in educational adminis- tration. Electronic data processing and the school adminis- trator, educational information systems, and other computer applications. EDA 6300-Principles of Community Education Adminis- tration (3) The developing concepts and application of the basic principles to administration of educational institutions and community agencies. EDA 6306-Theories and Practices of Community Education Administration (3) Prereq: EDA 6300. Emphasis on in- teragency coordination and cooperation, programming for lifelong learning and community member involvement in educational decision making. EDA 6503-The Principalship (3) Organization and adminis- tration of the school; emphasis on competencies necessary for leadership and management of the school center, both elementary and secondary. EDA 6905-Individual Work (1-5) EDA 6931-Special Topics (1-5) EDA 6935-Problems in School Administration and Super- vision (1-15) In-service training course through regularly scheduled on-campus work conferences open only to super- intendents and supervisors; or a problems course, offered through extension or on campus, for superintendents, su- pervisors, principals, junior college administrators, and train- ees for such positions. S/U. EDA 6948-Supervised Practice in School Administration (1-15) Only advanced graduate students are permitted to en- roll. Students are given an opportunity to perform adminis- trative duties under supervision. S/U. EDA 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U. EDA 7103-Theories of Educational Administration (3) Pre- req: one year of graduate study. Theoretical constructs rela- tive to the organization and administration of educational institutions. EDA 7205-Educational Planning (3) Cooperative planning of educational programs. Skills and methodologies as- sociated with developing annual and long-range com- prehensive plans for meeting educational needs of school districts, colleges, and universities. EDA 7236-The Law and Higher Education (3) A basic course for higher education majors in educational administration. Analyzes the legal structure of higher education, religion, ac- ademic freedom of faculty, employment, due process, stu- dents' rights of speech and expression, search and seizure, desegregation and tort liability. EDA 7244-The Financing of Higher Education (3) Financing of higher education, junior college through university. Theo- retical basis for use of tax funds for education, student fees and tuition, state methods for financing, planning, cost ben- efit, budgeting, federal role, and capital outlay. EDA 7260-Planning Educational Facilities (3) School plant survey methods are included. Field experience available. EDA 7550-Higher Education Admihistration (3) Educa- tional policies, functions, and practices. EDA 7565-Coordination of State Systems of Higher Educa- tion (3) Organizational structure and the basic principles of coordination and control of higher education at state and re- gional levels. Principles of leadership expressed through controlling and coordinating boards; role of boards and staff