Overview
The programs in Educational Leadership prepare candidates for careers in educational leadership, research, policy analysis, and the professoriate. The programs emphasize the application of theory and research to the practice of leadership in P-12 schools. They foster high quality independent and critical inquiry into educational ideas and issues and provide candidates with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to function as scholarly, ethical, and reflective decision makers. The programs prepare individuals to lead complex educational organizations in ways that improve schools, foster democratic communities, and promote social justice.
Programs
- M.A. in Educational Leadership (online)
- EdS in Educational Leadership (with Class AA certification) (online)
- EdS in Educational Leadership (with teacher leader Class AA certification) (online)
- Ed.D. in Educational Administration (w/UAB)
- Ed.D. in Educational Leadership
- Ph.D. in Educational Leadership
Faculty
Dr. Becky Atkinson
Associate Professor, Educational Leadershipaktin014@ua.edu
323B Graves Hall
205-348-0357
Dr. Yvette Bynum
Clinical Assistant Professor, Educational Administrationypbynum@ua.edu
323A Graves
205-348-4101
Dr. Brenda Mendiola
Clinical Associate Professor, Educational Administrationbjmendiola@ua.edu
329A Graves
205-348-1163
Dr. Roxanne Mitchell
Associate Professor, Educational Administrationrmmitchell@ua.edu
307E Graves
205-348-0348
Dr. John Petrovic
Professor, Educational Leadershipjpetrovic@ua.edu
307D Graves Hall
205-348-0465
jpetrovic.people.ua.edu
Staff