教育行政学学位教育硕士的主要目标是通过丰富实践知识提供问题和探究驱动的环境
The Masters of Educational Administration’s Indigenous Educational Leadership cohort is an academically rigorous course-based Masters degree specialization, designed to support current and aspiring leaders in Indigenous communities and educational organizations.. Students take existing courses which are tailored to provide content specific to Indigenous educational contexts, there is greater attention to Indigenous perspectives in scholarship, and the instructors have relevant experience and knowledge. Other unique features of the IELC include intensive academic skill-building supports, an Advisory Group of Indigenous educational leaders, and courses taught by Indigenous instructors (mostly EADM graduates). Eight of the ten courses are offered online, with two Summer symposia, for a total of a 24 month program.Research is central in this program. A culminating objective is for Thesis Program students to conduct and defend an original piece of research.Program objectives are achieved through accessibility to experiences that facilitate academic attainment within program coursework and the successful completion of a research project resulting in the production of a thesis. Required coursework for all students includes a mixture of theoretical and practical content. In addition, objectives are achieved through the following programmatic and extra-curricular opportunities: rigorous coursework, research assistance in Tri-Agency and other funded research projects, experiential learning through laboratory and international study, conference participation, co-authorship and presentation, and seminar leadership.