GED2880/GED2880D

Studies in educational policy and management: educational governance

Associate Professor G Burke and Dr A D Spaull

12 points
* 3 hours
* First semester
* Clayton
* Distance

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to identify, and appreciate the significance in practice of, the legal, constitutional and historical development of educational policy and administration in Australia; have become familiar with particular approaches in the study of educational policy, and be able to distinguish between them and construct arguments in favour of particular approaches; be able to connect the policies and practice of educational governance with broader educational politics and the social, political and economic context.

Synopsis The emphasis of this subject is on the `big picture' of educational governance - its history, system management and the broad context of policy and management. The subject is concerned with (a) the legal and administrative structure and historical development of Australian education; (b) major approaches and issues in the study of policy formation, implementation and evaluation; (c) the economic, industrial, social and political context of educational governance and change.

Assessment Assignment (6000 words): 100%

Recommended texts

Angus L and Brown L Becoming a `School of the Future': The micropolitics of policy implementation Faculty of Education, Monash University, 1997
Bowe R and Ball S (eds) Reforming education and changing schools Routledge, 1992
Lingard B, Knight J and Porter P (eds) Schooling reform in hard times Falmer, 1993
Marginson S Education and public policy in Australia CUP, 1993
Selby Smith C and Ferrier F (eds) The economic impact of vocational education and training AGPS, 1996
Taylor S, Rizvi F and Lingard B Educational policy and the politics of change Routledge, 1997