Conceptual Framework

In order to remain in step with societal and global changes, the need for an organization to transform fluidly is critical. The College of Education and Human Services further understands and believes change can be transformational when addressed collaboratively and as a collective, while valuing the inclusion of diverse perspectives, especially when taking a human-centric approach.

This program is designed for the scholar-practitioner interested in organizational change through a human-centric dimension. Through this approach, students will also gain knowledge and experience in issues of ethics, equity, social justice and technology with courses responding to some aspect of each dimension as noted below:

Develop and transform educational processes, practice and organizations.
	The Leader...
Human-centric	Becomes an immigrant to the future when designing creative solutions.
Organizational Change	Evaluates educational policy and systems focused on continual improvement.
Ethics, Equity and Social Justice	Deconstructs bias to create change and address inequities in education.
Technology	Explores the capacity of technology to redesign the learning experience.

Implement design thinking principles and applied research methodology.
	The Leader...
Human-centric	Engages stakeholders when seeking solutions related to learning systems, process and procedures.
Organizational Change	Understands and applies organizational change theories to iterate innovative solutions.
Ethics, Equity and Social Justice	Researches current educational issues by developing equitable and ethical research design.
Technology	Maximizes the use of digital resources in research design development and implementation.

Emerge as a Scholar Practitioner.
	The Leader...
Human-centric	Engages empathy for risk taking, experiential understanding fostering a culture of creativity, innovation and non-linearity.
Organizational Change	Challenges the current educational landscape; ideates to prototype new solutions.
Ethics, Equity and Social Justice	Defines educational issues by listening to diverse points of view with dignity and respect.
Technology	Incorporates technology to create unique connections while generating human-centric solutions.