Educational Administration
Critical and Analytical Review of Master program
A. Bagheri *, & J. Alamolhoda1 1
Received: 2018/12/07 Accept: 2019/09/22
Abstract
Objective: Most educational crises and issues are rooted in the knowledge weaknesses of education. The knowledge of education is the outcome of graduate courses. Educational administration is a branch of educational science that has been such quantitative development in recent years. However, what is the contribution of educational administration to the development of knowledge and solving educational problems?
Materials and methods: To answer this question, the case study method had been used to investigate the current status in the graduate course of educational administration. Population is the Ph.D. students and faculty members of educational administration major, in which a sample of them was selected through purposeful sampling and participated in qualitative and semi-structured interviews.
Result and discussion: Research findings reveal that issues and challenges include apparent level elements such as accidental occupation and professional confusion as well as theoretical and intangible issues such as uncertain scope and places of educational administration. A comprehensive and strategic review of multiple factors is required to refine the existing situation of the master course of educational administration. Thus, graduate courses should focus on educating students who are capable of understanding, analyzing, criticizing, designing, and recreating educational institutions and systems.
Keywords: Course review and modification, Curriculum, graduate courses of education, Educational Administration.
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