LEAD 7901 Leader Learner Community

Whether doctoral candidates intend to remain in a current leadership position, grow into other leadership positions within the profession, or change professions entirely, ongoing professional learning through reciprocal peer mentoring along with the guidance of seasoned professionals is of tremendous value. Simultaneously, the development of deep knowledge of theoretical constructs of leadership and their application to specific fields of practice is essential to growth and advancement. The Leader Learner Community (LLC) assumes that both experienced faculty mentors and fellow candidates are experts and shareholders in the lifecycle of professional leading and learning. Faculty mentors will engage candidates in developing their expertise in the application of research to practice, the analysis of professional literature, and scholarly writing. 

The Leader Learner Community, a signature concept of the EdD in Leadership program at William Paterson University, brings together teams of 3-5 doctoral candidates with similar career interests to support and challenge one another under the egis of a faculty mentor from the candidates’ first semester in the program through the dissertation process.

Whether doctoral candidates intend to remain in a current leadership position, grow into other leadership positions within the profession, or change professions entirely, ongoing professional learning through reciprocal peer mentoring along with the guidance of seasoned professionals is of tremendous value. Simultaneously, the development of deep knowledge of theoretical constructs of leadership and their application to specific fields of practice is essential to growth and advancement. The Leader Learner Community (LLC) assumes that both experienced faculty mentors and fellow candidates are experts and shareholders in the lifecycle of professional leading and learning. Faculty mentors will engage candidates in developing their expertise in the application of research to practice, the analysis of professional literature, and scholarly writing. 

Course prerequisites: Permit required. This class will be repeated four times (fall and spring of year 1 and fall and spring of year 2).  Prerequisite(s): Permission Required
Credits: 1.0