Rory Manning, Ed.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Administrative and Instructional Leadership
Ed.D., St. John’s University
M.S., University of New Haven
B.S., SUNY Stony Brook
COURSE OBJECTIVE(S)
This advanced course is intended for doctoral students, and covers major strands of organization theory with application to education, including organizational structure, resource dependence, strategy, symbols, institutional theory, organizational culture, socialization, leadership and decision making.
Advanced Study in Organizational Theory focuses on leadership in organizations known as schools. There are three foci as an advanced doctoral course, the primary focus is on different perspectives on theory building in educational administration. Second, there is the substance of contemporary theories, with an emphasis on Gareth Morgan and the Chicago research team led by Anthony Bryk. Third, the instructional strategy incorporates the intellectual tasks involved in the writing of a second chapter of a dissertation; that is, developing a conceptual framework based on a set of readings.
COURSE SYLLABUS:
COURSE REFLECTION(S)
COURSEWORK & ARTIFACTS
EDU 5419 Assignment 1
EDU 5419 Assignment 2
EDU 5419 Assignment 3
EDU 5419 Assignment 4
EDU 5419 Assignment 5
Glossary: Organizing Schools for Improvement