对于那些关心学校领导能力的人来说，这种集中是关键领域，也是高等教育学者研究的重点。该集中领域背后的一个关键假设是，学校领导才能改变学校如何成功改善所有学生的学习成果，但是我们才刚刚开始摸索表面，以了解领导才能成功的原因，相互作用是什么有效的领导力和有效的教学之间的关系，以及它们对学校各级学习成果的集体影响。
Prepares candidates for research and teaching positions in higher education or research-based organizations. Candidates contribute to the growing evidence that school leadership makes a difference in how schools succeed in improving learning outcomes. This program prepares candidates to contribute to the understanding of education leadership in-depth. Research and scholarship on school leadership are beginning to understand when leadership is successful, what the relationship is between effective leadership and effective teaching, and how best to lead the collective impact of leadership on organizational and student-learning outcomes at all levels.<br>The PhD in Education and Human Development links an intensive research-based course of study with a content area specialization to prepare candidates to assume faculty positions in institutions of higher education or research-based organizations. Successful applicants are paired with a faculty mentor who supports the student to engage in research, development, service, and other professional activities.<br>Students and faculty in this concentration area focus on leadership in schools and the crucial assumption that school leadership makes a difference in how schools succeed in improving learning outcomes for all students. The scholarship and research on school leadership focuses on understanding why leadership is successful, what the interactions are between effective leadership and effective teaching, and how best to impact the collective impact of leadership on organizational and student-learning outcomes at all levels.