EDUC6353Leading and Managing Educational Change

Course handbook

Description

This course critically explores the leadership and management of educational change in the contemporary context.

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Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Investigate and critically engage with the concepts, principles, and research findings relating to educational change processes;

2. Reflect upon and analyse educational change issues and the relationship to strategic management; and

3. Develop strategic planning for initiating change in an educational setting.

Content

Indicative content will include:

• Theories of educational change
• Historical and contemporary developments in educational change processes
• Strategic management perspectives and planning
• Issues related to educational change management

Requisite

This course replaces EDUC6034. If you have successfully completed EDUC6034 you cannot enrol in this course.

Assessment items

Written Assignment: Essay and Discussion

Project: Project (50%) and Discussion (10%)

Contact hours

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Integrated Learning Session

Online 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term