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Educational Leadership
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EDMAS6034 - Educational Leadership
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<p>This unit is designed to allow Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) to explore the concept of ethical leadership in early childhood educational settings. PSTs will compare historical and contemporary perspectives as they relate to leadership in culturally diverse educational settings. Legislative, management and administrative requirements will be examined as PSTs develop a professional identity as educational leaders. PSTs will come to understand the role of advocacy, change management, research and reflective practice in the continual improvement of practices and service provision and the development of positive family and community partnerships.</p>
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<p>Topics to be covered may include:<br>
• Leadership and management theory as they relate to early childhood contexts as human service organizations.<br>
• Administration, management of services for children, families and communities<br>
• Interpersonal skills<br>
• Building and leading a team<br>
• Understanding and analyzing policy in social, cultural and educational contexts<br>
• Advocating for children, early childhood services and families with sensitivity to sociocultural contexts<br>
• ECA code of ethics, international conventions on the rights of the child, current curricula and regulatory frameworks<br>
• Roles of the leader such as decision-making, initiating and implementing change, ethical leadership, conflict resolution, recruitment and induction of staff, recognizing and coping with ethical dilemmas, understanding confidentiality and legislative requirements and policy<br>
• Examining issues of discrimination, prejudice and approaches to advocacy on behalf of disempowered groups in terms of culture, social class, gender and sexual orientation</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit is designed to allow Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) to explore the concept of ethical leadership in early childhood educational settings. PSTs will compare historical and contemporary perspectives as they relate to leadership in culturally diverse educational settings. Legislative, management and administrative requirements will be examined as PSTs develop a professional identity as educational leaders. PSTs will come to understand the role of advocacy, change management, research and reflective practice in the continual improvement of practices and service provision and the development of positive family and community partnerships.</p>
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<p>Topics to be covered may include:<br> • Leadership and management theory as they relate to early childhood contexts as human service organizations.<br> • Administration, management of services for children, families and communities<br> • Interpersonal skills<br> • Building and leading a team<br> • Understanding and analyzing policy in social, cultural and educational contexts<br> • Advocating for children, early childhood services and families with sensitivity to sociocultural contexts<br> • ECA code of ethics, international conventions on the rights of the child, current curricula and regulatory frameworks<br> • Roles of the leader such as decision-making, initiating and implementing change, ethical leadership, conflict resolution, recruitment and induction of staff, recognizing and coping with ethical dilemmas, understanding confidentiality and legislative requirements and policy<br> • Examining issues of discrimination, prejudice and approaches to advocacy on behalf of disempowered groups in terms of culture, social class, gender and sexual orientation</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
30
EFTSL:
0.25
Field of education:
070101 - Teacher Education: Early Childhood
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edmas6034">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Analyze the complex role of educational leader in the provision of culturally sensitive and appropriate, high quality services for children, families and their communities</p>
K2
<p>Understand and apply leadership theories, both historical and contemporary on the development of their professional identity and ethical professional practice</p>
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<p>Evaluate the role of National, State and Local policy, including ECA Code of Ethics, current curricula and regulatory requirements, in quality service provision</p>
K4
<p>Outline management and administrative requirements in the provision of childrens services</p>
K5
<p>Use research and advocacy in evaluating early childhood educational settings</p>
K6
<p>Understand the importance of developing family and community partnerships and the implications of these on wellbeing</p>
K7
<p>Understand the transitioning process from home to early childhood settings and later to school settings for children and stakeholders with emphasis upon the wellbeing of children and families</p>
S1
<p>Recognise challenges that occur when working with stakeholders, including marginalized groups</p>
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<p>Implement effective strategies for decision-making, change management, communication and advocacy within early childhood services when working with stakeholders, including marginalized and minority cultural groups</p>
S3
<p>Understand cultural transitions for families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and help build effective learning communities</p>
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<p>Reflect on leadership approaches and the impact of these on professional identity and ethical practice</p>
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<p>Analyze policies including multicultural educational policies to identify the impact of policy on service provision</p>
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<p>Develop plans for collaborating with staff and other service stakeholders to improve service provision</p>
Assessment
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<p>Questions and reflections on codes of ethics</p>
<p>Q & A</p>
<p>10-30%</p>
K3, S1, S2, A1
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<p>Analyse National and State policy to identify the importance and impact on practice and processes. Identify professional learning needs in relation to practice and processes. Develop a professional development plan</p>
<p>Written Report & PD Plan</p>
<p>30-50%</p>
K1, K3, K5, S2, A2
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<p>Identify an issue relevant to a children’s service Quality Improvement Plan and develop an action plan to address the improvement with all stakeholders.</p>
<p>Action Plan</p>
<p>30-50%</p>
K2, K4, K6, K7, S1, S2, S3, A3
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
30
EFTSL:
0.25
Field of education:
070101 - Teacher Education: Early Childhood
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edmas6034">View unit fees</a>
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