Equity, Leadership Studies, and Instructional Technologies (ELSIT)
Graduate College of Education
Dean: Dr. Cynthia Grutzik
Department of Equity, Leadership Studies, and Instructional Technologies (ELSIT)
Burk Hall, Room 239
Phone: (415) 338-1653, Fax: (415) 338-0568
e-mail: elsit@sfsu.edu
Chair: Dr. Doris Flowers
Mission
The Department of Equity, Leadership Studies, and Instructional Technologies (ELSIT) is a unique multidisciplinary unit that is composed of five MA degree programs (Adult Education, Educational Administration, Equity and Social Justice Education, Instructional Technologies, and Special Interest in Education), one credential program (Administrative Services), and one high school outreach program (Step to College). The department also serves undergraduate programs with General Education (GE) requirement courses in quantitative reasoning, instructional technologies, and equity and social justice.
Our fundamental belief is that all humans are valued and appreciated for their individuality. Accordingly, we offer learning opportunities that seek to enable all students to reach their full potential. At the core of what we do is an ethic of care. This ethic infuses all of our work to build a community of learners, educators, and leaders, and to create equitable learning spaces, curricula, pedagogies, technologies, and scholarship.
ELSIT's programs seamlessly weave research and practice together so that students experience inclusive and applied learning that integrates equity and social justice with social, cultural, political, spiritual, economic, and environmental issues. This praxis imbues our teaching, learning, research, lifelong learning, scholarship, and technologies with equity and social justice to establish a foundation of knowledge grounded in democratic values.
In ELSIT we engage our students in meaningful dialogue that promotes introspection and critical reflection. We acknowledge that students and faculty bring with them lived experiences that inform all of our teaching and learning. Knowledge in our programs is thus not owned by any single entity, but is a collective construction of all.
ELSIT prepares professionals to critically examine inequities and work to challenge and eradicate them. Our students become teachers, administrators, facilitators, curriculum developers, trainers, advocates, activists, and ultimately, change agents. We are a part of the many communities that surround us. We thus work to build meaningful relationships sustained by program values so that our students become invested future leaders and active community members.
Program Scope and Career Outlook
The Department of Equity, Leadership Studies, and Instructional Technologies responds actively to the changing needs of schools, communities, and other institutions and provides creative, professional leadership.
The department attracts students from a variety of backgrounds with diverse career goals. Through faculty advisement, a program is planned for each student to match prior training and experience, current interests, and career aspirations. The programs lead to professional roles in public and private schools, government agencies, social agencies, and industry. Possible career opportunities include leadership positions in elementary and secondary schools and community colleges; staff training positions; adult education leadership or practitioner roles; and positions in research, measurement, and evaluation.
Master of Arts Degree Options
The ELSIT Department offers Master of Arts Degrees in the following areas:
- Master of Arts in Equity and Social Justice
- Master of Arts in Educational Administration
- Master of Arts in Instructional Technologies
- Master of Arts in Adult Education
- Master of Arts in Special Interest Area
Administrative Services Credential
The ELSIT Department offers a Tier 1 Administrative Services Credential. This credential program is a 12-month hybrid program, beginning in January of each year, and ending in December of the same year. Students obtain a Master of Arts Degree in Educational Administration as part of this credential program. See Credential Programs for more information.
Instructional Technology Certificate
- Graduate Instructional Technologies Certificate in Training Systems Development
Professor
DEBORAH CURTIS (1991), Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education; B.A. (1981), Montclair State College; M.A. (1982), Ph.D. (1990), University of California, Berkeley.
DORIS FLOWERS (1991), Professor of Equity, Leadership Studies and Instructional Technology; B.S. (1980), M.S. (1982), University of the District of Columbia; Ph.D. (1990), University of Virginia.
HELEN HYUN (2005), Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education; B.A. (1991), University of California, Berkeley; M.A. (1993), Ed.D. (2000), Harvard University.
MING-YEH LEE (1999), Professor of Equity, Leadership Studies and Instructional Technology; B.A. (1989), National Chengchi University, Taiwan; M.Ed. (1992), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ed.D. (1997), University of Georgia.
STANLEY POGROW (2004), Professor of Educational Administration; B.S. (1964), City College of New York; M.B.A. (1969), Bernard Baruch University; Ph.D. (1973), Stanford University.
Associate Professor
BRIAN BEATTY (2003), Associate Professor of Instructional Technologies; B.A. (1983), Marquette University; M.A. (1988), San Francisco State University; Ph.D. (2002), Indiana University.
DAVIDE CELORIA (2012), Associate Professor of Equity, Leadership Studies and Instructional Technology; B.S., M.S., Portland State University; Ed.D., University of California, Berkeley.
PATRICIA DONOHUE (2011), Associate Professor of Equity, Leadership Studies and Instructional Technology; B.A. (1970), M.A. (1997), San Francisco State University; Ph.D. (2009), University of Hawaii at Manoa.
ZAHIRA HUSSEINALI MERCHANT (2013), Associate Professor of Instructional Technologies; B.Com (1995), Mithibai Motiram Kundnani College, Mumbai; Postgraduate Diploma (1999), Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai; Postgraduate Diploma (2001), South Indian Education Society, Mumbai; M.S. (2007), Ph.D. (2012), Texas A M University.
IRINA OKHREMCHOUK (2017), Associate Professor of Equity, Leadership Studies and Instructional Technology; B.A. (2001), University of Alaska; M.A. (2004), San Francisco State University; Ph.D. (2011), University of California, Davis.
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Masters
- Master of Arts in Education: Concentration in Adult Education
- Master of Arts in Education: Concentration in Educational Administration
- Master of Arts in Education: Concentration in Equity and Social Justice in Education
- Master of Arts in Education: Concentration in Instructional Technologies
- Master of Arts in Education: Concentration in Special Interest Area
Certificates
Educational Administration
EDAD 713 Administrative Processes (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
EDAD 714 Practicum: Site Administration (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
EDAD 723 School Administration (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
EDAD 733 Curricular Leadership for Multicultural Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
EDAD 743 Educational Planning, Technology, and Evaluation (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
EDAD 753 Human Resource Administration in Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
EDAD 763 Law and Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
EDAD 774 Change Processes and Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
EDAD 784 Special Education Administration (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
EDAD 822 Practicum: Leadership in Supervision and Curriculum Development (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
EDAD 823 Practicum: Evaluation, Research, and Planning (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: EDAD 743.
EDAD 824 Practicum: Personnel Management (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
EDAD 850 Professional Development Practicum (Units: 2)
Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Administrative Services Credential program.
EDAD 860 Educational Administrative Competence Practicum (Units: 2)
Prerequisite: Completion of planned program study.
EDAD 892 Internship - Educational Administration II (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: EDAD 714, consent of the instructor, and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
EDAD 899 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
Interdisciplinary Studies Education
ISED 100 General Studies Colloquium (Units: 3)
Awareness and knowledge of the university community--its resources, services, structure. Personal and career counseling.
ISED 150 Orientation to Education (Units: 3)
Teaching as a career; professional opportunities, qualifications and demands. Classroom visitation and field trips through educational institutions. Designed to help students assess their interest in teaching as a vocation. Does not meet professional education requirements. (ABC/NC grading; CR/NC allowed)
ISED 160 Data Analysis in Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Category I or II placement for QR/Math, or satisfactory completion of ELM requirement, or MATH 70 or ESM 70 with a grade of C or better. Students with Category III or IV placement for QR/Math or students who have not passed Math 70 or ESM 70 with a C or better must be concurrently enrolled in MATH 122.
(Note: In order for this course to satisfy General Education, students must earn a C- or CR or higher grade if taken fall 2014 or later.)
Course Attributes:
- B4: Math/QR
ISED 201 Introduction to the University (Units: 3)
Designed to acclimate freshmen and sophomore students at Community College to the rigor and structure of a four-year University. Assists students in clarifying academic goals and objectives, provides the skills and understandings to facilitate academic decisions, and improves progress towards goals with the most effective use of student time and resources. [CSL may be available]
ISED 204 Critical Thinking and the Cultural and Social Factors in Education (Units: 3)
Basic skills involved in reasoning to analyze, criticize, advocate ideas and to construct arguments by using materials reflective of current issues and debates related to education (cultural and social factors), enhance the ability to distinguish matters of fact from issues of judgement or opinion. (ABC/NC grading; CR/NC allowed)
ISED 585 Cultural Diversity and Social Justice Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
ISED 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor; open only to regularly enrolled students.
ISED 706 Principles and Methods of Adult and Vocational Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
ISED 707 Planning and Funding Education and Community Programs (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
ISED 715 Race, Class, and Gender in Education Policy (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
ISED 716 Literacy and Cross-cultural Issues in Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
ISED 717 Social Foundation for Multicultural Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
ISED 735 Seminar on the Adult Learner (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
ISED 736 Leadership and Policy for Community and Non-Formal Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
ISED 738 Critical and Postmodern Pedagogies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Background in social foundations of education.
ISED 739 Education and Community Development: Equity and Diversity (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
ISED 740 Education & Globalization: Issues in Comparative and International Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: ISED 747 or equivalent.
ISED 745 Practicum in a Multicultural Educational Setting (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
ISED 747 Culture, Language, and Society in Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
ISED 748 Culture, Cognition, and Power Issues in Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
ISED 781 Educational Praxis: Curriculum Development and Pedagogies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
ISED 782 Practicum in Adult Learning (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor; must be taken concurrently with ISED 781.
ISED 797 Seminar in Educational Research (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate advisor.
Course Attributes:
- Teacher Credential Program Crs
ISED 891 Seminar in Selected Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
ISED 895 Field Study (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: ISED 797, completion of 24 units of MA coursework; consent of the instructor and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. Advancement to Candidacy and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration.
ISED 898 Master's Thesis (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: ISED 797; completion of 24 units of MA coursework; consent of the instructor and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. Advancement to Candidacy and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration.
ISED 899 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisite: Enrollment by petition approved by the instructor, adviser, and department chair. Open only to regularly enrolled students.