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Leadership, Advocacy, Activism & Ethics (EDUC91026)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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Contact information
Term 3
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Availability | Term 3 - Online |
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This subject focuses on understanding advocacy, activism, ethics and leadership through multiple perspectives. Central to this is supporting children’s, families’ and teachers’ participation, voice and agency in early childhood settings. This includes defining the role and contributions of educational leadership, building collaborative partnerships, and understanding leadership in relation to teaching, learning, and advocacy. Additionally, an understanding of human rights theories, principles, documents, frameworks and models will be a focus. Concepts of care will be offered as a way to ethically support equity. Topics will include community building, connection with place, and creating sustainable environments. Specific discussions on ethics of care, care of self in relation to teacher well‐being, and ‘ethics of enough’ will be included.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically review theory and research informing leadership and how it relates to teaching and learning
- Conceptually map ideas of leadership in relation with children, families, colleagues, place, environments, and teaching, inclusive of human rights theories, principles, documents, frameworks and models
- Conceptualise socially just spaces for people and environments through advocacy and activism using concepts of care
Generic skills
- Problem solving
- Evidence based decision making
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
- Learning to learn and metacognition
- Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base
- Reflection for continuous improvement
- Linking theory and practice
- Active and participatory citizenship
Last updated: 10 February 2024