College of Education

Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education

Option: Administration in Early Childhood and Family Studies

Coordinator: Dr. Polly Ashelman
Hennings Hall, Room 414
(908) 737-3785/3780
pashelma@kean.edu

This option is designed to develop qualified administrators for child care programs or public and private schools. Emphasis is placed on leadership skills for directors, head teachers, and other administrative or supervisory personnel.

Certified teachers can obtain a supervision endorsement by taking additional courses, with advisement, in the Department of Instruction and Educational Leadership and applying directly to the State Certification Office for evaluation.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the University’s admission requirements:

  • GRE (Graduate Record Exam) scores
  • 2.75 cumulative grade point average (lower GPAs will be considered based on appropriate experience)    
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Departmental interview may be required

 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

  • 33 credits 27 required, 6 elective
  • Comprehensive examination
  • Two semester (6 credits) advanced seminar course

SPECIALIZATION 27 CREDITS

 

REQUIRED COURSES 21 CREDITS

  • EC 5000 Foundations of Early Childhoodand Family Studies*     3
  • EC 5260 Research in Early Childhood and Family Studies  3
  • EC 5300 Organization and Administration of Early Childhood Centers      3
  • EC 5310 Strategies for Training Para-Professional Teachers: Program Planning and Staff Development  3
  • EC 5320  Creating Partnerships with Families*    3
  • EC 5581 Advanced Curriculum and Teaching: Theory and Practice in Early Childhood Education        3
  • EL 5606 School Supervision and Organizational Theory    3
ELECTIVES 6 CREDITS

Select two courses from the following or other courses with the approval of the coordinator:

  • EC 5100 Language, Reading and Thought in the Young Child: Theory and Practice*  3
  • EC 5200 Innovative Programs in Early Childhood and Family Studies      3
  • EC 5210 Infant Toddler Child Care Programs: Educational Component   3
  • EC 5230 Developmental Theory for Teaching in Early Childhood and Family Studies*  3
  • EC 5270 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society: Pre-K through Third Grade       3
  • EC 5275 Integrated Curriculum Design*   3
  • EC 5500 Integrating Technology into the Early Childhood Curriculum*     3
  • ESME 5701 Studies of Community and Organizational Change  3
  • ESME 5702 Conflict: Management and Resolution     3

* Required for N.J. Certification, P-3

RESEARCH 6 CREDITS

  • EC 5598 - 5599 Advanced Seminar in Early Childhood and Family Studies I & II *    6

*Comprehensive Examination required as a prerequisite

Total 33 Credits