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The Department of Educational Leadership at Kansas State University offers course work leading to a master's degree and/or licensure for elementary and secondary educational leaders. A large portion of the coursework is enhanced by distance delivery systems. The master's degree program is configured to meet individual professional goals. Programs are available that lead to district, building, and program-level licensure. District leadership is defined to mean central office roles. Building leadership leads to the principalship. Program leadership is aimed at all other educational leaders seeking advanced training in educational settings. Program benefits:
	Coursework offered frequently through distance aided instruction.
	Highly qualified Kansas State University professors bring classes to your area via distance and/or face-to-face designs.
	Newly designed courses take a broad view of leadership beyond the traditional training of school administrators.
	Completion of a degree or licensure program ensures eligibility for licensure in Kansas if all other prerequisites are met.
Faculty in the educational administration strand of the Department of Educational Leadership are committed to serving the rapidly changing needs of educational leaders through: undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level education the translation of research into practice the production and dissemination of professional education scholarship the analysis and interpretation of educational policy and practice the provision of professional development services to school-related personnel, and explicating and fostering the evolution of administration to new models of leadership for learning. The faculty provide instruction, consultation, and scholarship which focuses on defining and resolving problems of professional practice in a diverse and pluralistic society. They promote: ethical decision making, methodologies which concentrate on quality, are student- and client-centered, incorporate emerging technologies and alternative delivery mechanisms, utilize authentic assessment, and emphasize the educational value of clinical experience. The faculty engage in a range and intensity of leadership activities which brings attention at the state, national and international levels of their skills at informing the profession and interpreting the integrated nature of the modern curriculum and organizations dealing with schooling, and the social-political environments they mirror. Distance Education Distance education opportunities are described in the brochure at this link.(pdf)