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College of Education

Spring 2026

Please check the  for the CRN of the section you wish to take.

All spring 2026 textbooks can be found and purchased at the . This page will continue to be updated. Please check back at a later date if you do not see your course listed below. Please reach out to EDLD@mso.umt.edu with any questions or concerns.

Online Courses:

EDLD 502: Philosophy of Education | Instructor TBA

Ozmon. (2012). Philosophical Foundations of Education. Pearson. 9th Edition. ISBN: 9780132540742 

EDLD 519: Measurement & Analysis of Educational Data (Cohort) | Dr. John Matt

*No textbook required.

EDLD 544: The College Curriculum | Dr. Shaima Khinjani

  1. Boyer, E. (2015). Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate, Expanded Edition.
  2. Lattuca, L. & Stark, J. (2009). Shaping the college curriculum: Academic plans in context, (2nd ed.).

EDLD 550: Foundations of Educational Leadership (Cohort) | Dr. Patricia Kero

*Textbook TBA

EDLD 551: Foundations of Curriculum Leadership (Cohort) | Dr. Michael Owens

Glatthorn, A. A., Boschee, F., Whitehead, B. M., & Boschee, B. F. (2019). Curriculum leadership: Strategies for development and implementation (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.  ISBN 978-1-5063-6317-2

EDLD 551: Foundations of Curriculum Leadership | Dr. Michael Owens

Glatthorn, A. A., Boschee, F., Whitehead, B. M., & Boschee, B. F. (2019). Curriculum leadership: Strategies for development and implementation (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.  ISBN 978-1-5063-6317-2

EDLD 554: School Law (Cohort) | Dr. Erica Allen

Alexander, K., & Alexander, M.D. (2021).  American Public School Law, 9th ed.

EDLD 554: School Law | Dr. Erica Allen

Alexander, K., & Alexander, M.D. (2021).  American Public School Law, 9th ed.

EDLD 556: Finance of Public Education | Dr. John Matt

 *No textbook required.

EDLD 568: K-12 Curriculum (Cohort) | Instructor TBA

  1. Marzano. (2018). Leading a High Reliability School. ISBN: 9781945349348
  2. Hierck. (2023). Road to Success with MTSS. ISBN: 9781954631373
  3. Schmoker. (2016). Leading with Focus. ISBN: 9781416621362

EDLD 657: Facilities Planning & School Bus Function  | David Dorn

 *Textbook TBA

EDLD 662: History of Higher Education | Dr. Shaima Khinjani

  1. Frederick Rudolph (1990). The American College & University --- A History. University of Georgia Press.
  2. John R. Thelin (2019). A History of American Higher Education (3rd Edition). JHU Press.

Optional Textbook: John R. Thelin (2014). Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education. Johns Hopkins University Press.

EDLD 670: Best Practices for International Programs Leadership | Dr. Udo Fluck

Agnew, M., & Beelan, J. (2026). Critical internationalization of higher education: From internationalization drift to ethical global engagement. Routledge. ISBN-10: 1138654299.

EDLD 673: Leadership Across Cultures | Dr. Udo Fluck

*No textbook required. 

Face-to-Face/Synchronous Courses:

EDLD 552: Supervision & Evaluation of Public School Educators | Dr. Michael Owens

Glickman, C. D., Gordon, S. P., & Ross-Gordon, J. M. (2013). The basic guide to supervision and instructional leadership (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. ISBN- 13: 978-0-13-261373-6 ISBN- 10: 0-13-261373-5.

EDLD 618: Educational Statistics | Dr. John Matt

  1. Pallant, J. (2020).  SPSS Survival Manual (7th edition). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
  2. Privitera, G. (2024). Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (4th ed.).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

EDLD 625: Quantitative Research | Dr. Erica Allen

  1. Privitera, G.J. (2024). Research methods for the behavioral sciences (4th Ed.). Los Angeles: Sage.
  2. American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed). Https//doi.org/10.1037/0000165-00

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