ELHE 7701 Introduction to Educational Leadership and Change

Brings a foundational focus to the work of educational administration, centering on the core work of teaching and learning and exploring how that central work is supported by the cultural, technical, political, and ethical systems of the school. That work is deepened as administrators support learning as meaning making, as involving a learning and civil community, and as involving the search for excellence. Students are asked to research the realities at their work sites using the concepts and metaphors developed in the course and, through discussion and the utilization of case studies, to propose improvements to those realities.

Course overview

Department
Educational Leadership and Higher Education
School
LSOE
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites
E-mail department for permission if course is closed.

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.62 / 5

Based on 242 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Bridget Gough
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.77/5
  • Martin Scanlan
    Fall 2026
  • Alexandra Mcneil
    Fall 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.30/5
  • Lauri Johnson
    Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.74/5
  • Leslie Patterson
    Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.75/5
  • Maryellen Brunelle
    Fall 2025, Summer 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.95/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Bridget Gough · M 06:00PM-07:30PM · Offered
  • Section 05
    Fall 2026 · Martin Scanlan · Tu 07:00PM-08:30PM · Offered