1999 Education Handbook - Master of Education (Leadership, Policy and Change) (MEd[L,P&Ch])

Master of Education (Leadership, Policy and Change) (MEd[L,P&Ch])

General information
Target group
Objectives
Course structure

General information

Clayton campus
Course code: 2388
Contact: Associate Professor Peter Gronn (please telephone 9905 2819 or 9905 2784 for initial inquiries)

The leadership, policy and change pathway is designed to meet the needs and interests of leaders and managers of educational institutions, teachers, academics and personnel working in a variety of human service organisations who exercise formal or informal leadership responsibilities for the delivery of educational and related services.

Objectives

The objectives of the leadership, policy and change pathway are to enable students to develop:

an enhanced understanding of new forms of leadership and governance, and the connection between these and policy, culture, organisation and change; and
competence in skills of leadership, change management and policy-making.

Course structure

Core subjects

GED2880 Policy and governance
GED2882 Leadership and organisation
GED2883 Management and change

Elective subjects

The remaining five subjects may be selected from the following electives, most of which are offered in on-campus mode:

EDN8034 The effective school
EDN8039 School effectiveness and school improvement: a comparative review
GED0801 Research methods: educational research methodology
GED2803 Finance and economics of education and learning
GED2805 Gender and education
GED2826 Leaders and leadership
GED2834 Industrial relations in education
GED2850 Continuity and change in Australian education and training
GED2853 School management in public systems
GED2854 Adult education and training: policies and practices
GED2856 Globalisation and educational policy
GED2858 Human resource development in the context of the learning organisation
GED2907 Human, financial and capital resource management in education
GED3806 History of public policy in Australian education and training
GED3905 Improving the quality of education
GED3907 Lifelong learning
GED3908 Schools for tomorrow
GED4806 Professional development and educational reform
GED4807 Evaluating educational programs: theory and practice
GED4902 Teachers' work: research and policy

Students who are able to take subjects on-campus may also apply to take relevant masters level subjects offered by the university. Courses offered by the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Business and Economics may be considered. Students interested in the research project option are strongly advised to take GED0801 (Educational Research Methodology).

Project

The project, of approximately 20,000 words, must focus on a topic relevant to leadership, policy and change. Students intending to enrol in the project must complete an appropriate research methodology subject.