Educational Leadership Graduate Program

Program Co-ordinator: Narottam Bhindi

Introduction

Graduate studies in Education Leadership provide unique programs for those who aspire to be leaders or who wish to occupy a policy or evaluation role within a variety of educational enterprises.

The programs offer subjects that explore a range of educational issues including the use of modern technologies, cross-cultural perspectives and change factors.

The programs also provide an opportunity for students to link studies with Master of Business Administration subjects such as financial management and strategic planning.

The aim of the program is to provide future leaders and administrators with a broad understanding of educational issues while allowing for specialised study in areas of expertise.

Degrees Offered

• Doctorate of Education Educational Leadership
• Master of Education in Education Leadership
• Graduate Certificate In Educational Leadership

2008 Teaching Program

In 2007, the Australian Centre for Educational Leadership in the Faculty of Education adopted a new approach to course delivery, teaching and learning designed to meet the needs and fit the working lives of aspiring and practicing educational leaders across Australia and internationally. All postgraduate Educational Leadership subjects will be delivered using this innovative strategy.

Subjects will be delivered using two broad approaches: Flexible Delivery and Distance Education.

Both categories of student will have access to course materials, electronic readings, other resources, discussion, feedback and interaction through Janison LMS - a powerful Australian-made on-line learning management system, widely used throughout Australia and overseas which the Centre has successfully introduced in Spring 2006. In addition, students will attend Professional Learning Conferences each semester.

Professional Learning Conferences

At the beginning of each semester teaching staff from the Australian Centre for Educational Leadership will hold a two day Professional Learning Conference (PLC) (Download Conference Program) in Wollongong at the Centre.

PLCs provide students with motivating face-to-face interaction while still allowing course completion from a distance. These give busy educators the chance to interact with teaching staff and students, receive input and guidance for the coming semester, hear guest speakers and attend library and other information sessions.

Students enrolled in the Flexible Delivery program are expected to attend PLCs while students at too great a distance can enrol in the Distance program. However where possible, Distance students are encouraged to attend PLCs.

In addition, there will be additional Saturday schools held at UoW later in the semester, typically two for each subject.  Subject coordinators will advise the dates for Saturday Schools( comprising workshops/seminars or presentations by Guest Lecturers) in individual subjects.

There will be no requirement for regular weekly attendance on campus during semester.

Key Dates for 2008

• 7th International Conference on Educational Leadership - UoW, 14-15 February.  Open to all.   
• Autumn Professional Learning Conference - UoW, 1-2 March.
• Spring Session Professional Learning Conference and Workshops - start UoW 26 July for EDGL903 and EDGL920, 2 August for EDGL917 and EDGL922. (Download Spring Session program)

If you have questions about enrolling as a Flexible or Distance Education student please contact Debbie McGavin on 024221 4678 or email: dmcgavin@uow.edu.au.

 Doctorate of Education Educational Leadership

The specialisation component of a Doctorate of Education in the Program of Educational Leadership consists of at least twenty four credit points chosen from the Educational Leadership Program in line with the requirements listed in "Patterns of Study". These subjects are listed below:

* denotes compulsory core subject in Educational Leadership program.

 Master of Education in Education Leadership

The Master of Education specialisation in Educational Leadership, consists of 24cp of study, chosen from the list below. MEd students would also include the compulsory Research Methods subject (EDGZ900/921), which runs on-line in Autumn Session, or face-to-face on campus in Spring Session. The remainder of a 48cp MEd program is chosen from the elctives below, or can be chosen from other postgraduate specialisation areas.

The 24 cp Educational Leadership program is structured as follows:

* denotes compulsory core subject.
# electives may also be available from time to time, subject to demand.

 Graduate Certificate In Educational Leadership

The Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership is designed to provide an opportunity for mid-career professionals with backgrounds in schools, tertiary education and adult education and training to undertake an intensive professional development program to address the changing nature of their work.

The Graduate Certificate consists of twenty four credit points usually completed over one year of study, chosen as follows:

plus other subjects (including Project subjects) chosen from the subjects listed in the Program Educational Leadership in the Graduate School schedule chosen in consultation with the course Co-ordinator to complete a 24 credit point program.