Fall, 1984
D. Peter Coleman
Tuesdays, 4:30 - 8:20
Office 8662
291-3622 or 531-6209
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Education 361-4
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Contemporary Issues and New Developments in Education:
Introduction to thq Theory and Practice?
of Educational Administration
The primary objective of this course is to provide an overview of current theory
and practice in the administration of education in B.C. Although the primary
focus will be on school-level administration, some attention will be paid to
district and provincial levels. The following chart shows topics to be covered.
FOCUS
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LEVEL
I SCHOOL
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II SCHOOL DISTRICT
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III PROVINCE
A. As ? 1. climate
WORKPLACE ?
2. decision-
making
B. As ? 1. parents and
COMMUNITY ?
teachers
SERVICE ?
2. account-
ability
1. teacher
associations
1. interest
groups
2.
represent-
ation (school
boards)
1. policies
2.
professionals
1.
goals
2.
equality of opportunity
1. programs
2. student achievement
1. intergovernmental
relations
C.
As ? 1. effectivenessl. school
INSTRUCTIONAL 2. styles
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autonomy
SETTING ?
2. effectiveness
D. As ?
1. leadership ?
1. leadership
INSTITUTION ?
2. policies ?
2. policies
The requirements for students taking the course for credit include a term paper
(5-8 pages; 2,000 words approx., worth about 40%), several in-class quizzes on
reading material, about 30%, and presentations to the class, worth about 30%
of the final grade.
The course will be of particular interest to students with some teaching or
other experience in schools; it is also a useful preparatory course for
graduate work in educational administration.