Educational Leadership Subject regulations
This subject focuses on critical inquiry into the skills and knowledge needed by educational leaders to provide high quality and socially just education experiences and opportunities. Study in this field examines the personal, contextual, political, cultural, and economic influences which shape the work of educational leaders in a range of settings.
Other qualifications
Prescriptions for:
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PGCert(EdLeadership) The qualification regulations define the Postgraduate Certificate. Students must take 60 points from the subject of Educational Leadership. Within the Postgraduate Certificate a specialisation is available in Coaching and Mentoring, which requires EDLED503 and EDLED506.
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PGDip(EdLeadership) To complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership, students must take 120 points at 500 level, including EDLED501, EDLED502, and at least a further 30 points from the Educational Leadership subject. 30 points may be taken from another Postgraduate Diploma subject.
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MEdLeadership To complete the Master of Educational Leadership, students must take 180 points at 500 level, including EDLED501, EDLED502, and one of EDUCA500, EDUCA557, or MAOED500, and one of a Directed Study equivalent to 30 points, or a Dissertation equivalent to 60 points, or a Thesis equivalent to 90 points.
Students will normally be expected to focus their independent research on a topic related to Educational Leadership.
Optional papers will be selected from the papers listed in the Educational Leadership subject, or 30 points may be selected from outside the field of the degree.
Educational Leadership papers
| Code and paper title | Points | |
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EDLED501
Educational Leadership: Concepts, Theory and Practice
Leading in educational contexts can be a challenging and complex undertaking. This paper introduces students to foundational theoretical and... |
30 | 24A (Hamilton) & 24A (Online) |
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EDLED502
Educational Leadership: Organisational Change and Development
This paper explores theories and practices of organisational development, culture and change in educational settings. The nature and characteristics... |
30 | 24B (Hamilton) & 24B (Online) |
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EDLED503
Educational Leadership: Coaching and Mentoring
This paper critically examines theories and models of continuing leadership development through mentoring and coaching. It focuses on the importance... |
30 | 24A (Block) & 24B (Block - Tauranga) |
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EDLED504
Educational Leadership: Inquiry in Organisations and Communities
This paper critically examines the contextual and relational nature of educational leadership in learning organisations and communities. Through... |
30 | 24B (Block) |
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EDLED505
Educational Leadership: Leading for Social Change
This paper draws on research and theory from New Zealand and global contexts to critically examine leadership practices related to issues of social... |
30 | 24A (Online) |
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EDLED510
Capstone: Application to Professional Practice
In this capstone paper, students synthesise, reflect on, and apply the conceptual and practical knowledge gained throughout the MEdM degree to a... |
15 | 24X (Block) |
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EDUCA500
Culturally Responsive Methodologies incorporating kaupapa Māori and Critical Theories
Culturally Responsive Methodologies utilise kaupapa Māori and critical theoretical frameworks to develop contexts within which the researched... |
30 | 24X (Block - Tauranga) |
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EDUCA557
Becoming a researcher: theory, ethics and methods
This paper introduces students to major educational and social science research paradigms, methodologies, ethical researcher conduct, and methods... |
30 | 24B (Block - Tauranga) & 24H (Block) |
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EDUCA591
Research-based Inquiry: Informing Practice
A supported project enabling students to identify and investigate a research question of interest, develop a report that includes implications for... |
30 | 24A (Hamilton) & 24B (Hamilton) |
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EDUCA592
Dissertation
A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation. |
60 | 24X (Hamilton) & 24X (Online) & 24X (Tauranga) |
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EDUCA593
Education Thesis
An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research. |
90 | 24X (Hamilton) & 24X (Online) & 24X (Tauranga) |
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MAOED500
Rangahau Kaupapa Māori - Kaupapa Māori Research
This paper seeks to explore Kaupapa Māori research theory and methodologies, developing more informed and culturally located and responsive research... |
30 | 24X (Hamilton) |
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MAOED523
Māori Educational Policies: Their Development and Some Strategic Responses
This paper examines the historical and contemporary politics and practices that have contributed to the current education disparities that affect... |
30 | 24X (Block - Tauranga) |
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EDLED501 Educational Leadership: Concepts, Theory and Practice
Leading in educational contexts can be a challenging and complex undertaking. This paper introduces students to foundational theoretical and...
Points 30This paper explores theories and practices of organisational development, culture and change in educational settings. The nature and characteristics...
Points 30This paper critically examines theories and models of continuing leadership development through mentoring and coaching. It focuses on the importance...
Points 30This paper critically examines the contextual and relational nature of educational leadership in learning organisations and communities. Through...
Points 30This paper draws on research and theory from New Zealand and global contexts to critically examine leadership practices related to issues of social...
Points 30In this capstone paper, students synthesise, reflect on, and apply the conceptual and practical knowledge gained throughout the MEdM degree to a...
Points 15Culturally Responsive Methodologies utilise kaupapa Māori and critical theoretical frameworks to develop contexts within which the researched...
Points 30This paper introduces students to major educational and social science research paradigms, methodologies, ethical researcher conduct, and methods...
Points 30A supported project enabling students to identify and investigate a research question of interest, develop a report that includes implications for...
Points 30A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.
Points 60An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.
Points 90This paper seeks to explore Kaupapa Māori research theory and methodologies, developing more informed and culturally located and responsive research...
Points 30This paper examines the historical and contemporary politics and practices that have contributed to the current education disparities that affect...
Points 30
2024 Catalogue of Papers information current as of 27 Apr 2024 01:00am