ESA501 Mapping the Field of Educational Leadership (8)

CSU Discipline Area: Professional Studies (PROFL)

Duration: One session

Abstract:

This subject introduces students to the literature encompassing the field of educational leadership. It examines the philosophical, ethical and historical strands which underpin educational leadership as a field. It analyses key trends in the field, both globally and across a number of Anglophone nations, such as Australia, Canada, USA and the United Kingdom. In so doing, it provides a critical examination of theories of educational leadership and their purpose within education as a profession in the 21st Century.

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Session 1
Distance	Wagga Wagga

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ESA501

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Enrolment restrictions:

Available to students in the Master of Education, the Master of Business Administration and the Master of Business

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

critically analyse the philosophical, historical and ethical strands which underpin contemporary educational leadership literature;

develop an understanding of the key developments in educational leadership as a field;

articulate an informed critique of the theoretical stances within the field and;

articulate links between historical and contemporary concepts of leadership and their application to students’ local settings and students’ own professional philosophies of leadership.

Syllabus:

The subject will cover the following topics:

Constructions of leadership from historical and current perspectives;
Philosophical and ethical strands which underpin educational leadership; and,
Key theoretical trends in the field of educational leadership including critiques of these developments.

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