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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 5214

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
151481

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s

The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.

Course owner

Course owner
School of Education

Course aim

To evaluate theoretical and conceptual frameworks that can be used to analyse concepts of leadership in education and training organisations.

Course content

Definitions of educational leadership and management; decentralisation and self-management; significance of educational context; instructional leadership; various models of educational leadership; limitations of models; application of models to schools and colleges; key challenges for school and system leadership.

Textbook(s)

Bush, T 2011, Theories of educational leadership and management, 4th edition, Sage Publications, London, Los Angeles

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Seminar 3 hours x 8 weeks
Field Placement (Fieldwork) 7 hours x 2 days
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online Seminar) 3 hours x 8 weeks
External (Fieldwork) 7 hours x 2 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Case study, Critical review

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Prof Mohan Chinnappan
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