ELHE 9501 Doctoral Proseminar in K-16 Administration

Ph. D. students in Ed Admin or Higher Ed only.. This seminar is a required cornerstone course for doctoral Ph. D. students in the Educational Administration Program and the Higher Education Program. In addition to orienting students to doctoral studies and research, the course is designed to develop students' critical analysis of theoretical and empirical literature in their field, and to advance their knowledge of key concepts, issues, and theories in the field. Course activities include bibliographic research and skills development in conducting individual inquiry and analyzing scholarly literature.

Course overview

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

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.80 / 5 · Excellent
15 responses
Instructor rating
4.87 / 5 · Excellent
15 responses
Terms evaluated
4
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Gerardo Blanco4.54.84.34.55.04.84.84.57–9 hrs/week4 of 4
Fall 2024Heather Rowan-Kenyon4.74.75.05.05.04.75.04.7—3 of 3
Fall 2022Heather Rowan-Kenyon5.05.05.05.04.75.05.05.0—3 of 4
Fall 2021Heather Rowan-Kenyon5.05.05.04.84.84.84.84.84–6 hrs/week5 of 6

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Angela Boatman · Gasson Hall 308 Th 09:00AM-11:30AM · Offered