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Organisation Theory in Education - EDST5433
Students studying

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Education
 
 
Course Outline: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/education/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
None
 
 
Excluded: EDST4103, EDST4303
 
 
Fee Band: 5 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The application of organisation theory to educational administration. Scientific management theory, bureaucracy and professional educators, human relations, open systems theory. Contemporary critiques of conventional theories of educational organisations. Educational goals, organisational culture, educational technology, the educational environment, interorganisational linkages, organisational effectiveness. Alternative theories of educational organisation.

Note: This course is a core component of the Master of Educational Administration program.

Learning Outcomes

By the completion of this course students should have:
  • Enhanced their scholarly skills
  • Achieved an in-depth engagement with Organisation Theory
  • Enhanced their capacity for analytical and critical thinking
  • Developed sophisticated understandings of organisations and be able to apply these understandings to management contexts in education.

Assessment

  • Minor written assignment (2000 words) - 30%
  • Major written assignment (5000 words) - 70%

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