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EDPA6017: Leadership for Learning
2024 unit information
Currently, there is considerable interest worldwide regarding strategies which might provide better delivery of programs to students in schools. The aim of this unit is to assist educators to acquire a critical understanding of the challenges of leadership at all levels that influence student outcomes. This course focuses on research and literature relevant to school improvement, taking international, and local perspectives. Aspects addressed include: system change, school-based management and review; the role of leaders in schools and systems; research and evaluation; policy development and implementation; and the impact of school culture upon initiatives for school improvement.
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Education
| Code | EDPA6017 |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. develop a critical and reflective understanding of school effectiveness and school improvement
- LO2. explore and engage critically with recent research in school effectiveness and school improvement, relating these to your experiences
- LO3. critically apply knowledge and concepts in relation to your own professional context
- LO4. discuss characteristics of effective systems, schools and classrooms and their relationship to student outcomes
- LO5. develop your intellectual capacity, especially in relation to your learning, writing, research, dialogue and use of resources.
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 2 2024
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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