New Department of
Organizational Leadership,
Policy and Development
Effective July 1, 2009, a new
department has been created that
integrates the business and
marketing education, human
resource development and adult
education, and comprehensive
WHRE programs from the
Department of
Work and Human Resource
Education (WHRE) into the
department formerly known as
Educational Policy and
Administration (EdPA). The
name of this new department is
Organizational Leadership,
Policy and Development (OLPD).
It will offer exciting
opportunities for collaboration
and interdisciplinary education
and research. Click
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Faculty Groups
The Department is organized into a number of faculty groups through which it delivers
its instructional programs. These faculty groups include
adult
education (AdEd), agricultural, food and
environmental education (AFEE), business
and industry education (BIE),
comprehensive work and human resource education (WHRE) and
human resource
development
(HRD).
Agricultural, Food, and Environmental
Education
Attention of this faculty group is on agriculture, which refers
to the broad economic and social sector of the world that is
closely associated with natural and managed environmental
systems. The primary concern of this sector is with food, the
environment, and natural resources. Agriculture education
focuses on education in and about the food, environment, and
natural resource systems and on leadership development as
education is delivered through the more formal mechanisms of
schools. Extension focuses on the organizations and non-formal
mechanisms that are used to educate persons in and about food,
the environment, and natural resource systems, leadership, and
the other components of rural community development in local,
national, and international settings.
Business and Industry Education
The focus of this group is on improving education and training
programs which include specific conceptual and technical
competencies in the fields of business, health, industry,
marketing, and technology. The primary focus of these programs
is to prepare individuals for their work roles and to develop
general education and personal-use outcomes. The purpose is
served through the preparation of professional educators, the
conduct and dissemination of relevant research, and the
provision of related service.
Comprehensive Work and Human Resource Education
Teaching and learning in and beyond the classroom for the
program specializations in comprehensive vocational education,
extension education, international vocational education and
training, vocational administration, and vocational special
needs is the focus of this faculty group. If serves students and
faculty interests regarding the processes by which education for
work, family, and community are connected and the more general
interests that cut across education for work, family, and
community. It seeks new conceptualizations and collaborative
relations that serve student and faculty interests.
Human Resource Development and
Adult
Education
The human resource development focus is on the conduct of
scholarly inquiry, performing service, and preparing competent
educational professionals for training, career development,
quality transformation, and organizational development in
workplace settings. Within the larger group, the adult education
program prepares graduate students with regard to selected roles
(program development, teaching, administration, and
advising/careers) and selected fields of adult education (older
adults, community education, continuing professional education,
and adult literacy). Two areas comprise the core of the program:
the nature of adult learners and the field of adult education.
The adult education faculty have elected to focus on the
processes of adult education rather than specific institutional
forms.
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