Module overview
The module will provide an introduction to theories of leadership, leadership in the field of education, teacher instructional leadership for capacity building and leadership for learning to sustain school improvement.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Evaluate the main theories of leadership
- Appreciate existing theories and models of leadership
- Analyse the role of the leader in the processes of organisational change and development
- Apply theories and models to a variety of educational settings and contexts
- Critically examine how such theories influence specific leadership processes adopted within an institution or organisation
- Critically assess contemporary issues emerging in the area of educational leadership
- Appreciate the role of attitudes, values and social and cultural influences in leadership
- Critically reflect on your own leadership practices.
- Critically reflect on your own leadership skills and experience and/or those demonstrated in a context/individual with which you are familiar
- Apply theories and models of leadership to a variety of educational contexts and practices
- Communicate your own ideas and arguments effectively in written and oral forms.
- Engage with high quality research in the area of educational leadership and management
Syllabus
Theories of leadership including: hierarchical, distributed, contingency, authentic, situational, transformational. Understanding organisational change and development.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, workshops (including those with common institutional and cross institutional focus), seminars, small group tutorials.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 7 |
| Completion of assessment task | 80 |
| Seminar | 14 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 12 |
| Tutorial | 3 |
| Follow-up work | 24 |
| Wider reading or practice | 60 |
| Total study time | 200 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
Defining the Effects of Transformational Leadership on Organisational Learning: across-cultural comparison. School Leadership & Management, 22(4), pp. 439-452.
Textbooks
The Essentials of School Leadership. London: Sage.
Understanding Systems Leadership: Securing Excellence and Equity in Education (Continuum).
Organizational culture and leadership. San Fransisco, CA, USA: Jossey-Bass.
The Principles of Education Leadership & Management. London: Sage.
Learning to Read Critically in Educational Leadership and Management. London: Sage.
Handbook of Instructional Leadership: How Successful Principals Promote Teaching and Learning.
Distributed Leadership in Higher Education: Rhetoric and Reality.. Educational Management, Administration and Leadership.
The Moral Imperative of School Leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Corwin Press.
Sustainable Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Understanding College and University Organization. Sterling: Va: Stylus.
Distributed Leadership. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Leadership and Management in Education: Cultures, Change, and Context. Oxford: OUP.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Assignment | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Assignment | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Assignment | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External