Theory and Practice of Educational Leadership and Management

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
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