School Effectiveness and Improvement

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

170 hours

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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This subject focuses on the international research literature on educational effectiveness, improvement and quality assurance in education. Candidates review theoretical frameworks developed to account for recent findings in the field of school and teacher effectiveness research and critically evaluate approaches to school improvement.

The subject will allow participants to:

• Be aware of a range of views of school effectiveness and improvement.
• Apply school effectiveness and improvement concepts.
• Critically appraise the use of school effectiveness and improvement concepts.
• Understand the role of leadership in school effectiveness and improvement.

A paper of 5,000 words in which the candidate demonstrates a sound knowledge of a particular aspect of performance indicators, quality assurance or educational effectiveness (100 per cent).

Attendance at all classes (tutorial/seminars/practical classes/lectures/labs) is obligatory. Failure to attend 80% of classes will normally result in failure in the subject.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.