Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Education
Graduate Certificate in Culturally Responsive Leadership
Richmond, USA
Graduate Certificate
DURATION
3 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Blended, Distance Learning
Key Summary
The Graduate Certificate in Culturally Responsive Leadership prepares students for leadership roles that create, maintain and support a sense of belonging, particularly for marginalized populations in schools or education-related organizations. The curriculum will develop students’ knowledge and skills of organizational and community leadership that promote equitable and inclusive school environments, education-related organizations, and communities.
Additional program topics include historical and current factors that affect schools and leadership; how empathy, trust, and bias influence leadership; methods of action research; and how to use research to engage stakeholders.
Upon completion of the 15-credit-hour program, students will be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and skills in culturally responsive leadership.
This certificate targets three primary populations:
- Teachers and administrative leaders working in K-12 schools;
- Staffers and leaders working in education-related non-profit organizations; and
- Higher education employees in leadership roles.
Designed for degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students, the Graduate Certificate in Culturally Responsive Leadership offers both online and face-to-face options and can be completed in as little as one year.
Curriculum Requirements
- ADMS 655 - Student-Centered Policy and Collaboration
- ADMS 656 - Human Dimensions of Leadership: Empathy, Trust, and Care in Organizations
- ADMS 657 - Educational Leadership and Civil Rights
- ADMS/EDU 658 - Community-Based Action Research for Education Stakeholders
- ADMS 659 - Leadership in the “New Demography”: Immigration Theory and Politics
Total Hours: 15
Student learning outcome
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Develop specific knowledge of power imbalances related to race, ethnicity, class and other identities using culturally responsive leadership skills to facilitate inclusive environments where all stakeholders in their organizational contexts feel valued and have the resources and conditions they need to thrive
This certificate targets three primary populations:
- Teachers and administrative leaders working in K-12 schools;
- Staffers and leaders working in education-related non-profit organizations; and
- Higher education employees in leadership roles.
Designed for degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students, the Graduate Certificate in Culturally Responsive Leadership offers both online and face-to-face options and can be completed in as little as one year.
