Educational Leadership & Higher Education

College of Community Innovation and Education

The UCF Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education provides students a critical understanding of collaborative work in k-12 and higher education administration, educational policy and technical education.

Fully committed to bridging the gap between practice and theory, faculty members work with students in and outside the classroom to explore research according to student interests and generate scholarship with a real-world impact.

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UCF Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Impacts of Culturally Relevant Political Messaging

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