edu4lam leadership and management

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

EDU4LAM

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Students of the subject will examine possible roles in an early childhood context and recognise their own goals for leadership and management, identifying what success will mean in their future professional and personal lives. They will also investigate the issues that shape early childhood leadership such as: policy, legal requirements, political influences, professional management, staff dynamics and wellbeing and geographical and socioeconomic factors. Additionally, students will explore the varied forms of leadership that can be used to advocate for a stronger recognition of early childhood education as a professional entity.

FacultyFaculty of Education

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorJennifer Masters

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

PrerequisitesN/A

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Leadership: Contexts and Complexities in Early Childhood Education	Prescribed	Waniganayake, M., Cheeseman, S., Fenech, M., Hadley, F., & Shepherd, W. (2013)	MELBOURNE: OXFORD

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Bendigo, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJennifer Masters

Class requirements

Lecture/Workshop
One 2.0 hours lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Plus one hour of online learning per week"

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
Conference attendance and presentation		30
Leadership and Management Activity Book		40
Professional plan		30

Bendigo, 2014, Week 35-47, Online