LEADERSHIP AND TEAM BUILDING

EDU5LTB

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject participants focus primarily on the nature and the importance of leadership and team building in educational or similar organisations. Students are expected to use relevant leadership frameworks and recent research to evaluate current practices in educational (or related) organisations. Participants consider the use of personal and social attributes in educational leadership; communication skills; continuous improvement strategies; team building; leadership in the development of educational professionals; models of leading; ethical issues in leading; systems thinking; and developing interpersonal relationships in educational leadership. Participants are encouraged to develop skills of critical reflection, self and peer evaluation and apply these to analyse current educational leadership issues.

Faculty: Faculty of Education

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Dorothy Smith

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsLeadership for the disillusioned: moving beyond myths and heroes to leading that liberatesRecommendedSinclair, A.,ALLEN & UNWIN 2007
ReadingsReflective Practice: the cornerstone for school improvement,RecommendedBarnett, B.G., O'Mahony, G.R.O. and Matthews, R.J.HARKER BROWNLOW 2004
ReadingsSustainable leadership,RecommendedHargreaves, A., & Fink, D.JOSSEY BASS 2006

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Dorothy Smith

Class requirements

Lecture/Workshop
Two 7.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period on any day including weekend during the day and delivered via face-to-face.

Scheduled Online Class
Two 7.0 hours scheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
One 4000-word essay70
Reflective journal (1500-word equivalent)30