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Leading Change for Student Wellbeing (EDUC90629)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
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This subject explores theories and models of leadership, change and school culture in relationship to student wellbeing. In this subject students will assess and recommend specific approaches to change related to student wellbeing based on current research and analysis of school context, structure, policy and other organizational factors.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically analyse the impact of organisational structures, policies, processes, culture and curriculum on student wellbeing and learning outcomes;
- Assess how theories and models of change can be strategically applied to school improvement processes to enhance student wellbeing and learning;
- Use understandings of leadership and its relationship to student and teacher wellbeing to recommend processes to improve organisational health
Generic skills
- Critical reasoning and thinking
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Evidence based decision making
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Student wellbeing research, models & frameworks
Students undertaking the Student Wellbeing specialsation in the Master of Education are recommended to take the following subjects beforehand:
EDUC90628 Relationship Skills for Educators 1
EDUC90258 Student Wellbeing: Current Approaches
EDUC90579 Interpersonal and Group Processes
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Written Analysis: Critical appraisal of school context (2000 words), mid semester, (40%)
- Report: Locating evidence based literature (1000 words), mid semester, (20%)
- Essay: Force field analysis of school and effective implementation (2000 words), end of semester, (40%)
Hurdle requirements:
- a minimum of 80% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- February
Principal coordinator Vivienne Archdall Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period students should review the subject details on LMS. Teaching period 24 February 2019 to 4 May 2019 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2019 Census date 15 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 April 2019 Assessment period ends 31 May 2019 February contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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Type Name Course Master of Education (Student Wellbeing) - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 10 February 2024