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Mission & Vision

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Linda Serra Hagedorn, Professor and Director of RISE; Lori D. Patton, Assistant Professor;

Frankie Santos Laanan, Associate Professor; and Laura I. Rendon, Professor and Chair.

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Mission

The mission of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies is to advance the quality and effectiveness of educational institutions and individuals engaged in education. The department is guided by the missions of Iowa State University and the College of Human Sciences and embodies the concepts of the land-grant tradition of teaching, research, and service. The department is dedicated to enhancing the intellectual, cultural, social, and ethical potential of students and faculty for the benefit of Iowa, the nation, and the world.

Specifically, the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies:

Provides graduate degree and career preparation programs, coursework, and other learning opportunities for students and practitioners.
Conducts and disseminates basic and applied research for the advancement of educational theory and practice.
Provides professional service for institutions, individuals, and organizations at all levels of education.

Vision

All ELPS faculty are engaged in the following academic activities:

Research: Faculty create and disseminate knowledge and promote educational inquiry that enhances educational practices at local, state, national, and international levels.

Teaching: Faculty engage in teaching that is consonant with the principles of adult learning and effective teaching that helps students develop critical thinking and professionally relevant skills and that provides a foundation for the application of knowledge to practice.

Service: Faculty, using their professional expertise, work with educators, educational institutions, and other constituent groups to solve problems.

Advising: Faculty foster students' professional and personal growth by guiding and inspiring them to formulate and complete relevant programs of study and to conduct high quality research.

Curricula/Programs: Faculty develop and implement futuristic curricula and programs to ensure that students learn to think critically and perform their professional roles in an exemplary fashion.