Dr. Stephen MIdlock, professor in the College of Education, is the author of the Doctor of Education program at USF. He wrote the courses and the program for both the Superintendent licensure and Stewardship, Leadership, and Learning concentrations. He also is the author of the book, Case Studies for Educational Leadership: Solving Administrative Dilemmas, (2010) Pearson Publishing. In addition, Steve has written 65 case studies for use in the courses in the doctoral program.
Having served as a high school English teacher, a Department Chair, an Assistant Principal, a Principal, a Personnel Director, an Assessment Director, and an Assistant Superintendent, Steve has a rich background of administrative and educational experiences which he shares with his students in the doctoral courses. He joined the faculty of USF in 2004 and has chaired and served on several university governance committees, including Chair of the Academic Assembly.
He and his wife, JoAnn, have two children and three grandchildren. His hobbies include: spending time with family, gardening, swimming, and driving and collecting vintage Volkswagens.
Master’s Degree Courses:
- MSED 698 – Internship – Educational Administration (now replaced by MSED 690 and 691)
- MSED 696 – Diversity Issues in Education
- MSED 691 – Administrative Internship II
- MSED 690 – Administrative Internship I
- MSED 667 – Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education
- MSED 663 – School Law
- MSED 661 – School Community Relations & Strategic Planning
- MSED 655 – Supervisory Behavior
- MSED 645 – Organization and Development of Curriculum
- MSED 603- Instructional Leadership
- MSED 662- School Finance
Doctor of Education Courses:
- EDEL 800 – Dynamics of Organizational and Change Theories
- EDEL 815 – Overview of Stewardship, Leadership & Learning
- EDEL 820 – School Evaluation, Assessment, and Accountability
- EDEL 825 – The Superintendency: Policy, Politics, and Ethics
- EDEL 826 – Stewardship – Policy, Politics, and Ethics
- EDEL 830 – Administration & Management of Facilities
- EDEL 831 – Using Facilities to Fulfill the Mission of the Organization
- EDEL 831 – asynchronous on-line Using Facilities to Fulfill the Mission Org
- EDEL 837 – Stewardship of the Organization’s Resources
- EDEL 837 – asynchronous Stewardship of the Organization’s Resources
- EDEL 840 – Advanced Legal Issues for School Districts
- EDEL 845 – Human Resources and Collective Bargaining
- EDEL 845 – asynchronous on-line HR and Collective Bargaining
- EDEL 855 – Servant Leadership
- EDEL 855 – asynchronous Servant Leadership
- EDEL 860 – Governance of the School District
- EDEL 861- Ethical Governance of the Organization
- EDEL 894 – Topics: Advanced Finance & Business Mgt for Supts.
