This course offers a critical comparative analysis of issues related to the organization and leadership of educational institutions and organizations viewed within a global context. A key focus of the course is on governance and the structures and roles of multilateral and transnational economic, political, social, and environmental organizations, institutions and systems in establishing discursive parameters for educational policy and practice. Students may not receive credit for both EDPS 501 Global Perspectives and Issues in Educational Administration and Leadership and EDPS 548.