Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Evaluate the main theories of leadership
- Appreciate existing theories and models of leadership
- Engage with high quality research in the area of educational leadership and management
- Communicate your own ideas and arguments effectively in written and oral forms.
- Critically examine how such theories influence specific leadership processes adopted within an institution or organisation
- Critically assess contemporary issues emerging in the area of educational leadership
- Apply theories and models of leadership to a variety of educational contexts and practices
- Appreciate the role of attitudes, values and social and cultural influences in leadership
- Critically reflect on your own leadership practices.
- Critically reflect on your own leadership skills and experience and/or those demonstrated in a context/individual with which you are familiar
- Apply theories and models to a variety of educational settings and contexts
- Analyse the role of the leader in the processes of organisational change and development
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 7 |
| Follow-up work | 24 |
| Tutorial | 3 |
| Completion of assessment task | 80 |
| Seminar | 14 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 12 |
| Wider reading or practice | 60 |
| Total study time | 200 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
Defining the Effects of Transformational Leadership on Organisational Learning: across-cultural comparison. School Leadership & Management, 22(4), pp. 439-452.
Textbooks
Understanding College and University Organization. Sterling: Va: Stylus.
Organizational culture and leadership. San Fransisco, CA, USA: Jossey-Bass.
Learning to Read Critically in Educational Leadership and Management. London: Sage.
Sustainable Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
The Essentials of School Leadership. London: Sage.
Distributed Leadership in Higher Education: Rhetoric and Reality.. Educational Management, Administration and Leadership.
Handbook of Instructional Leadership: How Successful Principals Promote Teaching and Learning.
Leadership and Management in Education: Cultures, Change, and Context. Oxford: OUP.
The Moral Imperative of School Leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Corwin Press.
Understanding Systems Leadership: Securing Excellence and Equity in Education (Continuum).
The Principles of Education Leadership & Management. London: Sage.
Distributed Leadership. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Assignment | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Assignment | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Assignment | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External