Understanding Schools
Subject EDUC90751 (2015)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.
Credit Points: | 12.5 | ||||||||||||
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Level: | 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate) | ||||||||||||
Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015: September, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching period: During the pre-teaching period, students will be required to complete reading that will be provided via LMS. Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||
Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 24 hours Total Time Commitment: 170 hours
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Prerequisites: | Admission to the Master of Instructional Leadership (MC-INSLEAD) | ||||||||||||
Corequisites: | None | ||||||||||||
Recommended Background Knowledge: | A recognised teaching qualification. | ||||||||||||
Non Allowed Subjects: | None | ||||||||||||
Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. |
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Subject Overview: |
The structure, organisation and culture of schools are critically explored through the conceptual tool of framing. Several frames are used to understand the typical forms schools take, and how people are organized in these forms. Re-framing, organizational behaviour, and successful school leadership conceptions provide the necessary conceptual lenses to critique school structure, organisation, and culture, whilst, several views of change management are used to explore why these forms are enduring, The subject also explore how schools can be transformed to respond to the contemporary learning needs of students. The ideas explored provide the foundation for developing school success within an instructional leadership orientation. This subject aligns with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership National Professional Standard for Principals. |
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Assessment: |
There are two assessment tasks:
Attendance at all classes (tutorial/seminars/practical classes/lectures/labs/online classes) is obligatory. Failure to attend 80% of classes will normally result in failure in the subject.
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Prescribed Texts: | None |
Recommended Texts: | A list of recommended reading will be provided. |
Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
Generic Skills: |
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Links to further information: | http://www.education.unimelb.edu.au/ |
Related Course(s): |
Master of Instructional Leadership |
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