Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleEDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
Course Unit CodeESPLE613
Course Unit DetailsMEd Curriculum Development and Instruction (Department Electives) - MA Educational Sciences: Dynamic Learning Environments (Department Electives) -
Number of ECTS credits allocated10
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Analyze and evaluate research results and research approaches in the field of educational administration and leadership with a special emphasis on how effective school principalship is related to teaching and learning.
  2. Differentiate between the different types of school leadership (transactional, transformational, distributed) and recognize their differential influence on teaching and learning.
  3. Justify the role of school principals within the current societal, economical and educational context and realize potential factors inhibiting their effectiveness.
  4. Acquire strategies for creating and sustaining educational change and innovation.
  5. Demonstrate knowledge on how to manage interpersonal relationships, conflict resolution strategies, establishing effective school climate and effective educational management.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

The basic content units for the course are the following:

1. Effective modes of teaching

2. Teaching observation and evaluation of teaching

3. Organizational behavior

4. Models of educational administration

5. Management of educational change and innovation

6. Professional development of teachers

7. Instructional Leadership

8. School climate and effective teaching, the role of school principal

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Blasé, J. & Blasé, J. (2003). Handbook of Instructional Leadership. Corwin Press.
  • Marzano, R. Waters, T. & McNulty, B. (2005). School Leadership that Works. Aurora: ASCD.
  • Zepeda, S. (2003). Instructional Leadership for School Leadership. Eye on Education.
  • Owens, R. & Valesky, T. (2010). Organizational behavior in Education: Leadership and School Reform (10th ed.). Prentice Hall.
  • Leithwood, K., Harris, A. & Strauss, T. (2010). Leading school turnaround: How successful leaders transform low-performing schools. Jossey-Bass.
  • Bush, T. (2010). Theories of Educational Leadership and Management (4th ed.). Sage Publications.
  • Glickman, C., Gordon, S. & Ross-Gordon, J. (2009). Supervision and Instructional leadership. Prentice-Hall.
  • Hoy, W., & Miskel, C. (2008). Educational Administration: Theory, Research, and Practice (8th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
  • Spillane, J. (2004). Distributed Leadership. Jossey-Bass.
  • Αθανασούλα - Ρέππα, Α. (2008). Εκπαιδευτική Διοίκηση & Οργανωσιακή Συμπεριφορά. Αθήνα: Έλλην.
  • Κωτσίκη, Β. (2007). Εκπαιδευτική Διοίκηση και Πολιτική, Αθήνα: Ελληνικά Γράμματα.
  • Πασιαρδής, Π. (2008). Στρατηγικός σχεδιασμός, καινοτομίες και αξιολόγηση στην εκπαίδευση. Τόμος Α: Εισαγωγή και διαχείριση αλλαγής. Λευκωσία: Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου.
  • Πασιαρδής, Π. (2004). Εκπαιδευτική Ηγεσία: Από την περίοδο της ευμενούς αδιαφορίας στη σύγχρονη εποχή. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Μεταίχμιο.
  • Σαΐτης, Χ. (2000). Οργάνωση και Διοίκηση Εκπαιδευτικών, Αθήνα: Ατραπός.
References
  • Educational Administration Quarterly
  • Educational Leadership
  • School Effectiveness and School Improvement
  • Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
  • Leadership and Policy in Schools
  • The Elementary School Journal
  • Journal of Educational Administration
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures

Group Discussion on topics raised during lectures

Case Studies
Assessment methods and criteria
Critical Review 10%
Case study analysis 20%
Group Assignment 20%
Final Exam50%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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