About the Private School Leadership M.Ed. Program
In 2002, the Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools and the Educational Foundations Department of the College of Education at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa established a partnership to offer a Master’s degree in Private School Leadership. The summer of 2019 will graduate the 7th cohort.
The Private School Leadership M.Ed. is a cohort-based program requiring 30 credits of study over a 15-month period. This challenging curriculum is designed to offer students the transformational leadership skills necessary to guide independent schools in the 21st Century.
Courses are designed to engage and challenge the experienced adult learner. Faculty, educational practitioners, and action research project, are augmented by a collaborative atmosphere. Both formal instruction and information form lasting networks of professionals.
Summer courses are offered in an accelerated format, one course in the morning and a second course in the afternoon, five days a week for two and half weeks, followed by two more courses offered over the next two and half weeks.
A wide variety of interactive teaching formats and methodologies designed to engage and challenge the experienced adult learner are employed. Guest lectures, informal discussion sessions and the atmosphere of collaboration augment formal instruction and produce lasting networks of professionals. And many students in the program say that they learn as much from their cohort colleagues as they do from the courses.
Program Benefits
The Master’s Degree in Private School Leadership is a cohort-based program requiring 30 credits of study over an 18-month period. The challenging curriculum emphasizes private, independent school issues. Graduates are prepared to enrich their schools with enhanced professionalism and transformational leadership skills.
The on-site courses during the two summers are offered in an accelerated format, one course in the morning and a second course in the afternoon, five days a week for two and half weeks, followed by two more courses offered over the next two and half weeks.
A wide variety of interactive teaching formats and methodologies designed to engage and challenge the experienced adult learner are employed. Guest lectures, informal discussion sessions and the atmosphere of collaboration augment formal instruction and produce lasting networks of professionals. And many students in the program say that they learn as much from their cohort colleagues as they do from the courses.
Program Schedule
Cohort V11 wil start in June 2018 and conclude at the end of July 2019. All summer classes convene on the campus of Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawai‘i
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Summer 2018
On- Site
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Fall 2018
Through Distance Learning
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Spring 2019
Through Distance Learning
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Summer 2019
On-Site
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August - December |
January - May |
June 17 - July 26
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EDEF 667F
Foundations of Curriculum
(3 credits)
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EDEF 649
Field Studies in Education Foundations
(3 credits)
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EDEF 649
Field Studies in Education Foundations
(3 credits)
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EDEF 675
Educational Policy Studies
(3 credits)
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EDEF 630
Cultural Diversity and Education
(3 credits)
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EDEF 667B
Private School Finance & HR
(3 credits)
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EDEF 610
Foundations of Educational Theory
(3 credits)
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EDEF 667B
Technology Planning & Management in Private Schools
(3 credits)
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EDEF 678
IInquiry in Education
((3 credits)
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EDEF 667C
Leadership and Governance in Private Schools
(3 credits)
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