EDUC9617 Educational Governance - Flinders University

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Overview

This topic adopts a critical lens in a consideration and critique of the concept and nature of educational governance. Educational governance, in other words the means by which educational organisations are formally organised and managed, is situated within organisational inter-relationships and involves the roles and functions of leadership and management … For more content click the Read More button below.

Educational governance enables and limits organisational structures, roles and relationships within and between the various key stakeholders.

When educational governance is conceptualised and practiced from a strengths-based orientation, opportunities are proactively sought that maximise the networking synergies and organisational review processes which advance the mission and vision of the educational organisation.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

Provide a critical consideration of the concept and notion of educational governance as this is situated within inter-relationships, roles and functions of those in leadership and management
Develop understandings of the enabling and limiting capacities of educational governance to the structures, roles and relationships within and between various key stakeholders
Critique the ability of those in governance to empower leadership and management practices within an educational organisation in relation to the aspirations of the wider educational community
Conceptualise governance responsibility and practice from a strengths-based orientation, where opportunities are proactively sought that maximise the networking synergies and organisational review processes which advance the mission and vision of the organisation

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:

Criticallly analyse a range of literatures on governance and have the ability to reflect on the usefulness of chosen elements in relation to an actual contextual issue

Develop skills of analysis in forming a governance perspective which identifies a possible future approach to the identified issue

Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the key elements of a governance perspective in relation to the practical envisioning of a future approach

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Requisites information

Pre-requisites:

1 Admission into MEDLMOS-Master of Educational Leadership and Management
1a Admission into MEDLM-Master of Education (Leadership and Management)
1b Admission into GCELM-Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management)
1c Admission into MEDLMP-Master of Education (Leadership and Management) [1.5 years]
1d Admission into MEDCP-Master of Education (Cog Psych & Educational Prac)
1e Admission into MEDER-Master of Education (Ed Research, Evaluation and Assessment)
1f Admission into MEDSE-Master of Education (Special Education)
1g Admission into MEDWM-Master of Education (Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health)
1h Admission into MEDWS-Master of Education
1i Admission into MEDCPP-Master of Education (Cog Psych & Educational Prac) [1.5 years]
1j Admission into MEDERP-Master of Education (Ed Research, Evaluation and Assessment) [1.5 years]
1k Admission into MEDGEP-Master of Education (Gifted Education) [1.5 years]
1l Admission into MEDIBP-Master of Education (International Baccalaureate) [1.5 years]
1m Admission into MEDSEP-Master of Education (Special Education) [1.5 years]
1n Admission into MEDWSP-Master of Education [1.5 years]
1o Admission into MEDWMP-Master of Education (Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health) [1.5 years]
1p Admission into MDPP-Master of Disability Policy and Practice
1q Admission into MDPPA-Master of Disability Policy and Practice [1.5 years]
1r Admission into MED-Master of Education
1s Admission into MLE-Master of Leadership in Education
1t Admission into GCE-Graduate Certificate in Education
1u Admission into MEDUA-Master of Education - 1.5 years
1v Admission into MLEA-Master of Leadership in Education - 1.5 years
2 Admission into BAMTPR-Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Primary)
2a Admission into BAMTS-Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Secondary)
2b Admission into BGSCMTPR-Bachelor of General Science, Master of Teaching (Primary)
2c Admission into BSCMTS-Bachelor of Science, Master of Teaching (Secondary)
3 108 units of study

Must Satisfy: (((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g or 1h or 1i or 1j or 1k or 1l or 1m or 1n or 1o or 1p or 1q or 1r or 1s or 1t or 1u or 1v)) or ((2 or 2a or 2b or 2c) and 3))

Assumed knowledge

Prior leadership and management experiences.

Handbook

Educational Governance

EDUC9617

4.5 Units