EDUC439 Strategic Educational Management

A critical examination of contemporary literature and research on the theory and practice of strategic educational management across a range of education sectors. The Internet is used as one of the principal delivery systems.

This paper is not confined to teachers and leaders from primary and secondary schools. Participants from the early childhood sector and from tertiary institutions have also enjoyed success in this paper.

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Prerequisite

54 300-level EDUX or EDUC points

Notes

Students who have not passed the normal prerequisite may be admitted with approval from the Dean of the College of Education.

Contact

postgrad.education@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Professor Ross Notman

Textbooks

Students will be expected to access required readings via the library and the Internet and to source their own relevant readings.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised

Communication, Critical thinking, Self-motivation.
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Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the paper will

1. Develop knowledge and understanding of the impact of the broader context in which educational management operates, in particular the historical contexts of educational reform and educational law developments in New Zealand
2. Critically analyse the national and international conceptual and research literature on a number of educational management topics, ranging from the external setting of cultural, social and economic contexts to the internal elements of organisational effectiveness
3. Develop knowledge and understanding of strategies that will enable the effective management of students' needs
4. Identify evidence and argument for and against their own workplace practices that focus on managing the range of students' needs
5. Demonstrate their professional capability to produce quality written communication skills and to work collaboratively with fellow participants

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