EDU655: Educational Planning and Management

This unit commences with an exploration of factors that currently drive educational reform in Australia and overseas. The unit focuses on planning and management as processes that both promote and depend upon the participation of all members of the learning community. The roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders are examined and issues related to fostering an environment of shared decision-making are considered. The human aspect of managing change for school improvement is also an important aspect of this unit.

Related Unit Codes:

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-external
Contact Time	External: No attendance required. On-campus and/or online contact will usually be available.
Prerequisites	Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
Exclusions
School	School of Education
Unit Coordinator	Mr Desmond Mitchell Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: D.Mitchell@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.006 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2176
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Mr Desmond Mitchell Senior Lecturer (D.Mitchell@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2176 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.006 MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)