86 / FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION of public interest in a market economy. Relationships among industrial structure, business conduct, and economic perform- ance. Measurement of concentration and evaluation of perform- ance. ECP 6426-Economics of Regulated Industries (4) Types and techniques of public control. Economic analysis and evaluation of regulatory and promotional policies. Administrative and legal aspects of the regulatory process. Special problems in particular industries. ECP 6536-Health Care Economics 1 (3) Prereq: ECO 6115. Fun- damental economic relations governing the production, con- sumption and financing of health care services. Characteristics of demand and production relationships; response of supply, "shortages," and possibilities for factor substitution; insurance and organizational alternatives. ECP 6537-Health Care Economics II (4) Prereq: ECO 6115. Theoretical and empirical evaluations relating to the economic performance of the health care sector. Optimal price and output policy including distributional considerations; cost-benefitanaly- sis, public production, research, and centralized vs. decentral- ized control. ECP 6705-Economics of Business Decisions (3) Designed pri- marily for MBA candidates. Synthesis and application of micro- economic theory and related business administration principles to managerial decision making through a problem-solving orien- tation. ECP 6706-International Macroeconomics (3) Prereq: ECP6705. Designed primarily for MBA candidates. Macroeconomic poli- cies and their effects on the international business environment. ECS 6015-Theory of Economic Development (4) Broad analyti- cal, nonhistorical framework for examining economic underde- velopment and possible escape therefrom. Transition to secular economic growth and principles by which an underdeveloped country can achieve development objectives. ECS 6025-Economic Development Seminar (4) Theory and problems of economic development pertinent to market and nonmarket economies. Emphasis on the relationship between economic system development and economic growth. EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP College of Education GRADUATE FACULTY 1989-90 Chairman: R. C. Wood. Graduate Coordinator: J. W. Hensel. Professors: P. A. Clark; T. W. Cole, Sr.; P. S. George; W. D. Hedges; J. W. Hensel; D. A. Jacobsen;* M. Y. Nunnery; J. M. Nickens; F. W. Parkay; S. A. Sandeen; D. C. Smith; J. L. Wattenbarger; R. C. Wood. Associate Professors: G. W. Corrick;* C. A. Fountain;* W. A. Hodge;* D. S. Honeyman; J. W. Longstreth (Emeritus); E. A. Scheirer.* Assistant Professors:J. L. Curcio; K. Wilburn.* These members of the faculty of the University of North Florida (*) are also members of the graduate faculty of the University of Florida and participate in the specialist and doctoral programs of the University of Florida, Department of Educational Leadership. The Department offers programs leading to the Master of Education (nonthesis) and Master of Arts in Education (thesis) in curriculum and instruction with course concen- trations in curriculum and instructional leadership; in educational leadership, with specializations in elemen- tary and secondary administration, school business management, and vocational-technical administration; and in vocational, technical, and adult education with specializations in adult education and technical educa- tion. The Department also offers the Specialist in Educa- tion, Doctor of Education, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in curriculum and instruction with specializa- tions in curriculum and instruction theory and research, postsecondary education, supervision and curriculum development, and vocational, technical, and adult edu- cation; in educational leadership with specialization in elementary and secondary administration; and in higher education administration with specializations in commu- nity college leadership, university leadership, and voca- tional-technical administration. 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 career goals. The Center for Community Education, the Institute of- Higher Education, and the Center for School Improve- ment provide advanced graduate students with opportu- nities for research and study in their respective areas.'. Study for the Specialist in Education and Doctor of Education degrees at the University of Florida by qualified master's degree recipients at the University of North Florida is facilitated by a cooperative arrangement in which appropriate faculty members of the UN F faculty are members of the graduate faculty of the University of, Florida. General Courses EDA 6905-Individual Work (1-6; max: 12 including EDG 6905 and EVT 6905) EDA 6931-Special Topics (1-5; max: 10) EDA 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U. EDA 7979-Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U. EDA 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U. EDG 6905-Individual Work (1-6; max: 12 including EDA 6905 and EVT 6905) Student must have approval of proposed project prior to registration in course. For advanced students who wish to study individual problems under faculty guidance. EDG 6910-Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U. EDG 6931-Special Topics (1-4; max: 12 including EDA 6905) Prereq: consent of department chairman. EDG 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U. EDG 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U. EDG 7979-Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U. EDG 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U. EVT 6933-Special Topics (1-4; max: 10) Prereq: consent of department chairman. Curriculum and Instructional Leadership EDG 6250-The School Curriculum (3) Required in all graduate programs in curriculum and instruction. Theoretical and re- search bases underlying the development of the total school program from kindergarten through community college. Basic curriculum course for graduate students. EDG 6285-Evaluation in the School Program (3) Procedures and techniques of evaluation in school programs, with particular emphasis on needs assessment, school self-study, and course evaluation. EDG 7222-Curriculum: Theory and Research (3) Prereq: EDG 6250. Theories of curriculum organization and a survey of curriculum research and patterns of curriculum. EDG 7362-Instruction: Theory and Research (3) Prereq: EDG 6250 or equivalent. Theories of instructional design and im- provement, modes of teaching, and a survey of the main streams of research on teaching. EDG 7391-Seminars on Instructional Leadership (3) Prereq: EDS 6140, EDG 6285. Review of theories of change applicable to education. Discussion of roles of instructional leaders using alternative models of change. EDG 7665-Bases of Curriculum and Instruction Theory (3) Prereq: EDG 6250 or equivalent. Application of theory and research in the behavioral sciences to the development of curriculum and instruction theory. Topics include social forces, human development, learning theories. EDG 7941-Field Experience in Curriculum and Instruction (1- 4; max: 10) Admission limited to advanced graduate students. Supervised experiences appropriate to the student's professional goals.