ADED 5353 - Org & Admin Adult & Higher Ed

This course focuses on the organization and administration of adult and higher education from legislative, legal, structural-functional, power, political, bureaucratic and social perspectives. Topics covered include: governance, central office organization, administrative position analysis, faculty organization, faculty participation in policy formation and decision-making, academic freedom, goal analysis, budgetary policies and methods, and decision strategies in handling a representative set of administrative problems. The course will provide students with a thorough examination of the administration and governance structures within adult and higher education and an understanding of the unique organizational, governance, and administrative characteristics of colleges and universities, as well as for-profit institutions in American higher education.

Credit Hours: 3