Begin Your Journey with an Educational Leadership Degree
Master of Education – Educational Leadership
College of Education
Campus Location: Lincoln, Bellevue
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The mission of the Doane Educational Leadership Degree Program is to develop servant leaders who are scholarly practitioners leading in school settings for the good of students and colleagues, regardless of position. A minimum of thirty-six credit hours of educational graduate coursework are required. Students begin the program in the summer and move through the program as part of a Cadre. If a student is seeking PK-12 certification, a 45-credit-hour program is required. Graduate students in Educational Leadership are allowed to register for a maximum of six credit hours each term in the fall and spring and 12 credit hours during the summer term.
Program Information
Courses
Career Paths
PK-12 leadership including: teacher leaders, department chairs, administration
Faculty and Staff
Teresa Perkins - Assistant Professor, Director M.Ed. Leadership, Chair EDSC
Graduate students in the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership (EDL) program self-assess on the five EDL outcomes to determine semester goals focused on leadership engagement, curriculum, instruction and assessment, in addition to culturally proficient leadership. Based on students’ individual goals, students seek a variety of leadership experiences with a variety of people in a variety of settings both in and out of school. Each semester, students are required to earn a minimum of 50 leadership field experience hours; students typically exceed the minimum.
Graduate students in the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership program spend time engaging in learning leadership experiences with titled leaders in their school settings, in their communities and as a regular part of the EDL seminar classes. Knowing and understanding multiple perspectives, systems, and policy applications creates connections for students and pathways for critical thinking and continuous improvement processes.
Graduate students in the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership program successfully know, understand and apply Nebraska Department of Education, state and federal rules and statutes. The EDL Cadres are comprised of education practitioners from a variety of organizations within PK-12 settings. Graduates apply culturally proficient servant leadership dispositions as a part of the program’s mission: The educational leadership program develops servant leaders who are scholarly practitioners supporting students, staff and community, regardless of position.
Graduate students in the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership (EDL) program self-assess on the five EDL outcomes to determine semester goals focused on leadership engagement, curriculum, instruction and assessment, in addition to culturally proficient leadership. Based on students’ individual goals, students seek a variety of leadership experiences with a variety of people in a variety of settings both in and out of school. Each semester, students are required to earn a minimum of 50 leadership field experience hours; students typically exceed the minimum.
Graduate students in the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership program spend time engaging in learning leadership experiences with titled leaders in their school settings, in their communities and as a regular part of the EDL seminar classes. Knowing and understanding multiple perspectives, systems, and policy applications creates connections for students and pathways for critical thinking and continuous improvement processes.
Graduate students in the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership program successfully know, understand and apply Nebraska Department of Education, state and federal rules and statutes. The EDL Cadres are comprised of education practitioners from a variety of organizations within PK-12 settings. Graduates apply culturally proficient servant leadership dispositions as a part of the program’s mission: The educational leadership program develops servant leaders who are scholarly practitioners supporting students, staff and community, regardless of position.
