Master of Education [M.Ed] [Education - Leadership and Management] From Western Sydney University

• The Master of Education (Leadership and Management) offered by Western Sydney University. Units are drawn from the School of Education and the School of Business, providing professionals with comprehensive skills, knowledge and competencies to lead teaching and learning as well as lead organisations in an ever-changing business climate.A capstone unit provides students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to solve a real-world education business management problem through action-learning.
• The programme is designed to develop the role of the practitioner researcher who has an active interest in leadership in schools today. The programme brings together the latest in research within and in parallel to education with application in different educational contexts. Those participating will gain an enhanced understanding of what it means to be a leader in a school today, but will also be encouraged to reflect on their own experiences. This allows for leaders and potential leaders to grow in confidence from having a research-informed approach. Through the modules we expect participants to develop in their reflective and critical capabilities.

The aims of the programme are:

• To critically analyse, engage in and reflect on residential educational issues, philosophies and initiatives
• To take responsibility for one’s own learning and study independently
• To function as an independently-minded professional capable of contributing to wider educational debate
• To develop skills in searching for and critically analysing relevant literature in order to plan educational research relevant to their chosen areas of interest
• To select and critically evaluate relevant theoretical perspectives relating to a chosen area of educational research
• To synthesise relevant literature and current trends within residential education in support of arguments