Educational Leadership, Management and Program Assessment
Overview
This unit provides pre-service teachers with the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully work in a variety of leadership and managerial positions within an early childhood service. Pre-service teachers will also gain skills that enable them to be effective communicators.
Requisites
AND
187.5 credit points
01-June-2025
08-June-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Analyse the skills and dispositions required for the roles of early childhood leader and manager and appreciate their inter-connectedness
- Apply current theories and models of leadership and understand how they apply them appropriately to educational settings
- Identify legal requirements for managing and operating early childhood services
- Work collaboratively to develop early childhood policies and procedures
- Critically evaluate principles and strategies for assessment and reporting of student learning and development
- Examine ethical requirements for policies and working in complex partnerships with families, children, colleagues and members of the community
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Online Lecture |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class |
3.00 | 8 weeks | 24 |
| Specified Activities Various |
4.00 | 12 weeks | 48 |
| Unspecified Activities Various |
5.50 | 12 weeks | 66 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Swinburne Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.50 | 12 weeks | 150 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | Individual | 50% | 1,2,3 |
| Policy Development Project | Group | 50% | 4,5,6 |
Content
Defining leadership and management
The visionary leader
Dispositions of leadership
The critical importance of communication
Quality assurance: rethinking issues of quality
Legal issues
Occupational health and safety issues
Strategic planning
Effective communication skills
Change management
Marketing and promotion
Administration in children’s services and schools
Project management
Program assessment
Portfolio design and assessment strategies in care services (provide feedback and report on student learning)
Ethical leadership
Financial management
Systems operations
Policies and governance
Human resource management
Policy development
Legal and ethical dimensions of teaching including the use of ICT
Graduate Attribute - Communication 1 - Verbal Communication
Graduate Attribute Communication 2 - Communicating using different media
Graduate Attribute Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy
Graduate Attribute Digital Literacies 2 - Technical literacy
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.