Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LEADERSHIP IN PRIMARY EDUCATION | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | EDL401 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | 1. Introduction to the Science of Administration: Historical and theoretical review of the management science. Classical approach to management, Hawthorne Studies. 2. The theory of social systems: Meaning of social system, basic notions, the school unit as a social system, leader’s position and importance within social systems. 3. Theories and models of educational administration: Bureaucracy and Professional bureaucracy, Theories X and T, Henry Mintzberg, Hershey and Blanchard. 4. Motivation, Power and Politics: Theories of motivation ((Maslow, Herzberg, McClelland, Vroom), attribution theory, sources of power, political climate in schools. 5. Effectiveness in Education: Parameters affecting school effectiveness, Total Quality Management, International Research on School and Student Effectiveness. 6. Decision making procedures: Definition and types of decisions, decision making in schools, meaning of decisions for educational policy. 7. Theories of Educational Leadership: Trait Theory, Contingency model, Transactional and Transformational Leadership. 8. Special topics on Educational Leadership and Administration: Gender and educational leadership, emotional intelligence, ethics and educational administration, educational administration in Cyprus. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Lectures Computer Presentations Group discussion on case studies Materials posted online (e-learning) | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |