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Department of Educational Administration and Foundations
The Department of Educational Administration and Foundations (EAF) empowers diverse cohorts of learners to foster real-world change as impactful leaders across education, nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations, and policy work. We’ve earned the reputation as a top choice for graduate programs, and we are a large part of Illinois State’s impressive slate of graduate programs in education that are nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report.
Explore our Programs
Financial Support
We offer scholarships to help you achieve your goals.
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Social Foundations of Education
Social Foundations aims to understand school operations using sociology, history, philosophy, anthropology, cultural studies, comparative education, and political science perspectives.
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Planning and Changing Journal
Planning and Changing is a respected journal for educational leadership and policy studies, presenting research and theoretical pieces to inform current policy and practice.
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Faculty and Staff
Meet the members of the Department of Educational Administration and Foundations who support the students in our programs and courses.