The mission of the Department of Administrative and Policy Studies is to prepare educational leaders, advance professional knowledge, and improve the research and practice of educational administrators and policymakers. Administrative studies contribute to the development of knowledge and skills essential to the effective administration and management of educational organizations in regional; national and international context. Policy studies focus on the decisions, plans, courses of action, and
outcomes that occur as administrators and policymakers seek to achieve educational objectives.
Consider joining our students from more than 20 countries. Take advantage of faculty projects in Indonesia, Mongolia, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Kenya, Korea, and Chile to expand your conceptual and career horizons.
Students at the master's degree, certification, and doctoral levels prepare for a variety of professional roles, including managerial and staff positions in schools, school districts, higher education institutions, and national ministries of education. Some students prepare for research and policy positions in local, state, national, and international agencies; others go on to careers in research and teaching at the college or university level. The Department also provides service courses for students
from other departments and schools at the masters and doctoral levels in education and society; history and sociology of education, education and culture, educational anthropology, supervision, administration, education law, qualitative inquiry, interpretive research and evaluation.
Recent News and Events
Upcoming Talk Addresses Whether College Students Are Learning
On Thursday, February 25th, from 2:30 to 4pm at 5604 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Dr. Richard Arum will present his talk, "Limited Learning in U.S. Colleges: Findings from the CLA Study." Dr. Arum is a Professor of Sociology and Education at New York University and Director of the Educational Research Program at the Social Science Research Council. His talk will focus on data from the Collegiate Learning Association (CLA) Longitudinal Study, which is following 2,300 students at 24
Leadership Initiative for Transforming Schools (LIFTS): a new program for preparing principals
The School of Education is pleased to announce the launch of the Leadership Initiative for Transforming Schools (LIFTS) , a newly redesigned 15-month principal certificate program to start summer 2009. LIFTS will be offered at two off-campus sites, Allegheny Intermediate Unit and the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown. The rigorous, cohort-based curriculum will afford a limited number of the most talented teacher leaders in our area the opportunity to study together with University faculty and m
Dissertations from ADMPS Students (2004-2009)
View the dissertations for all students in the Department of Administrative and Policy Studies from 2004 to 2009.
New PA Standards for the Superintendents Letter of Eligibility
Responding to ongoing changes in the role of superintendents in our schools as well as recent changes in state standards, the School of Education is excited to introduce its newly-redesigned Letter of Eligibility (LOL) certificate program. Enrollment for the class begins in the upcoming fall semester.
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