EDUC6350
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
With increasing pressure on school leaders to draw upon research and evidence in their decision-making, the need for critical engagement with research has never been greater. This course serves as an introduction to critically engaging with popular school leadership research and its implications for practice.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Online
- Semester 1 - 2024
Replacing course(s)
This course replaces the following course(s): EDUC6016. Students who have successfully completed EDUC6016 are not eligible to enrol in EDUC6350.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Critically engage with the purpose, findings and underlying assumptions of school leadership research; and
2. Explicitly analyse a chosen piece of research for its impact on practice.
Content
Indicative content will include:
- Contemporary popular research on school leadership, management and administration; and
- Theoretical and practical strategies for engaging with research.
Requisite
This course replaces EDUC6016. If you have successfully completed EDUC6016 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assessment items
Annotated Bibliography: An Annotated Bibliography of Current Educational Leadership Literature
Written Assignment: Implementing Change: Putting your Philosophy and Research into Practice
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Online
Integrated Learning Session-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
- EDUC6350 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 184.9 KB)
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.