EDU 7307 Distributive Leadership for Building Capacity and Program Sustainability
This course combines the tenets of transformational leadership, situational and servant leadership, and capacity building within an organization with a focus on program sustainability. Research has shown that any sustainable change must be implemented in an organization's culture and must be owned by members of that organization in order to be maintained after the funds are depleted and the change agent has left the building. Therefore, this course will explore in detail the three Cs: Communication, Collaboration, and Change with effective methods for implementation. Case studies with essential tools for potential specialists in organizations will be a focal point of the course. Strategic planning, policy development, understanding of existing policies, procedures, and legal requirements are competencies essential for any specialist. Knowledge of existing governing bodies with political implications and an ability to quickly assess situations in failing organizations will also be examined in this course.