2018 SUMMER INSTITUTE COURSES

Foundations of Educational Research (HED 515)

This course is intended to provide an introduction to various research design and methodology skills that are relevant to educational research. We will also examine the nature of the research process as well as the roles of researcher. Our hope is that students will become both more proficient and more accustomed to understanding, valuing, and interpreting educational research as well as designing, conducting, and presenting effective research.

Foundations of Higher Education (HED 504)

This course is designed to introduce students to what might be called the worldviews that shape and have shaped the academy. More specifically, students will uncover and analyze underlying assumptions, perspectives, and practices that are present in American higher education historically and presently. Students will also be introduced to a biblical worldview as a framework for examining other worldviews that are currently operating in the American academy.

Historical Foundations of Higher Education (HED 502)

This course provides a general overview of the historical development of American colleges and universities, beginning with the colonial period and continuing through the contemporary period. Special attention will be given to the role of interpretive frameworks: the rise of the German research university model; the role of women; and the radical post WW II expansion of higher education in America.

Leadership and Change (HED 521)

This course examines literature and research on leadership planning and practice in American colleges and universities, particularly in the context of addressing macro (societal) and micro (organizational) change effectively. In so doing, we will attempt to evaluate ways in which a Christian perspective may provide understanding, critique and direction to academic leadership in response to changing landscapes.

Foundations of Learning and Knowledge (HED 501)

This course explores the major philosophic systems that have functioned as foundations for western higher education, and investigates the interplay of theories of knowing and models of learning in the context of higher education. In either case, it pays special attention to the use of biblical categories to analyze and to direct the discussion toward the development of normative and practical alternatives for higher education.

Foundations of Counseling and Advisement (HED 513)

This course is designed to provide a working knowledge of the theories, concepts and competencies necessary for students interested in pursuing a career in student affairs/higher education. In keeping with a scholar/practitioner focus, this course will provide theoretical underpinnings and practical tools associated with counseling, advising and mentoring college students including professional association guidance and standards, developing communities of care and a mentoring culture, emergency and crisis response, legal and ethical concerns, counseling diverse populations, counseling for life-calling, and academic advising.

Legal Issues in Higher Education (HED 523)

This course will discuss current policies and legal concepts concerning American institutions of higher education. The aim of this course is to develop in the student a compass for spotting possible legal concerns that may arise in a variety of professional settings. Students will have the opportunity to weigh and balance the sometimes competing rights and responsibilities of institutions, staff, and students through lecture, discussion and case studies.

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