Theory of the effective school and preschool
3 hours per week * Peninsula * First semester
An advanced study of the factors underpinning the development of school excellence and their relationship to organisational management and the decision making processes. Students will consider theoretical issues such as the relationship between organisation effectiveness and education, quality in Australian schooling, school effectiveness and school improvement, school restructuring and the Schools of the Future program. They will also consider practical issues such as leadership in the effective school, school-based decision making, school policy development and staffing issues.
Assessment
Written: 50% * Examinations: 50%
Recommended texts
Chapman J, Angus L, Burke G and Wilkinson V Improving the quality of Australian Schools ACER, 1991
Beare H, Caldwell B and Milikan R Creating an excellent school: Some new management techniques Routledge, 1989
Chapman J School-based decision making and management Falmer Press, 1991
Townsend A C Effective schooling for the community Routledge, 1994