Reference no: EM132403862
Assessment Task - Educational Change Case Study Report
Stage 1: Critical Assessment of the Case in Context
Step 1: Choosing an issue to study.
Choose a specific educational setting that you are familiar with.
This could be:
- where you currently work or study
- where you used to work or study
- where you can imagine yourself working or studying
Examples: secondary school, kinder, university, community centre, school district, etc.
Who are the leaders in this setting?
- Teachers?
- Principals?
- Team leaders?
- Policy makers?
- Other?
If you were one of these leaders (remember: "leader" can be defined broadly) in this setting, what would you like to do?
Is there a policy or practice that you would like to change?
- In the classroom? In the school/centre? In the district? In the nation?
Is there a new initiative that you would like to introduce?
- In the classroom? In the school/centre? In the district? In the nation?
Is there a problem you would like to solve?
- In the classroom? In the school/centre? In the district? In the nation?
Is there a vision that you would like to pursue?
- In the classroom? In the school/centre? In the district? In the nation?
Choose one specific issue to explore
Step 2: Connecting your "issue" to the literature
Once you've chosen the setting and the issue within that setting that you want to address (together, the setting and issue are called your "case"), start thinking about our readings:
- What have you been reading in Part 1 (Contextualising Leadership) that helps you understand your case?
- How do you see the readings connecting with your case?
- What concepts from the readings are the most helpful for you in thinking through your case?
- How do the readings make you think about the case differently?
- How might the readings (or the concepts in the readings) assist you, as a leader in this setting, to make decisions and take action?
- How might investigating your case actually teach us something new or add something to the literature?
What concepts or aspects of your case do you need to do some additional reading on? What additional information is helpful to better present and discuss your issue?
You must use at least four unit readings and at least two peer reviewed readings of your choice from outside our reading list to help discuss your issue.
Step 3: Thinking through the feasibility of change in your case
As a leader, wanting to address the issue you've chosen, what do you need to consider?
What will be the challenges to implementing your idea or addressing the problem you've identified?
What more information do you need to know as you move forward?
Who might you need to involve?
Do you anticipate cultural, social, political, individual (or other) resistance?
On what type of scale is the change you're suggesting? (local, national, global?)
How does addressing your issue contribute to the areas of policy, practice or research?
Step 4: Writing up Assignment One
The assignment is to be written in a narrative academic style as found in academic journal articles. It is very helpful to use headings and subheadings.
Here is one format. It is not the only format that will work. Choose what fits best for your study:
Introduction
Educational Issue (approximately 450 words)
- Describe the issue (or problem or vision or reform) that you feel needs to be addressed
- What is the purpose of addressing the issue?
- Why is the issue significant? Why are you interested in it?
- Describe the educational setting - Where is it? Who's involved? What is unique about it?
- What is the local, regional, national context? - Think about describing aspects of it to someone who has not been there
- What are some of the local/regional/national/global conversations (or discourses) that are important to know about?
Argued Views (approximately 1000 words)
- Draw on at least 4 unit readings and 2 outside peer reviewed readings that connect with your case.
- Explain the concepts that are most relevant to your case.
- How do the readings teach you new things about your case?
- How might the readings (or the concepts in the readings) assist you, as a leader in this setting, to make decisions and take action?
Change Feasibility (approximately 450 words)
- What might we learn about leadership through your study?
- Will your study contribute to a policy change? A change in practice?
- Might it teach us something new about leadership theory?
- How feasible is your study? How likely is it that change could occur?
- What challenges and barriers do you need to consider as you move forward as a leader?
Conclusion
Reference List in APA 6th Edition Style.
Please Note: You do not have to address all the questions above. They are simply prompts. We want to know what is of interest to you and how the readings are helping you make sense of it. The assignment is only 2200 words so you cannot go into great depth. The sections with approximate word counts are guides that reflect the worth of each section; section word counts do not need to be adhered to exactly.