units

EDF5586

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 23 December 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Education
OfferedNot offered in 2014

Synopsis

This unit explores leadership and the processes of change that are most effective in leading change for education for sustainability within educational and organisational contexts. Students explore leadership approaches to development programs that have successfully engaged with sustainability matters through the balancing of economic, environmental and societal concerns. Moving beyond 'greenwashing' in a system, this unit engages with the fundamental principles of triple bottom line reporting and the leadership required to enact enduring change around education for sustainability. Through critical insights, the processes of how to engage people in educational, community and organisational contexts to meet the challenge of education for sustainability are identified.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate knowledge of the core concepts of leadership within educational and organisational systems
  2. describe and evaluate processes that inspire and drive change
  3. evaluate education for sustainability initiatives for their capacity to secure change
  4. apply leadership and reflective skills to plan for change around sustainability in a context of relevance.

Assessment

Leading change strategic plan part 1 (2000 words equivalent, 50%)
Leading change strategic plan part 2 (2000 words equivalent, 50%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 24 hours per week for six weeks (144 hours total per term) comprising:

(a.) Study schedule for online students:

  • 4 hours of directed online activities per week

(d.) Additional requirements:

  • 20 hours of independent study per week

Prerequisites

Two of EDF5580, EDF5581 or EDF5582