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11064 (v.5) Ed 631 - Educational Innovation and Change
Area: | Department of Education |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Reasons for study of change process. Dissemination, implementation and climates for change. Terminology of change processes. Reasons for failure. Fidelity and adaptation - key concepts, factors affecting dissemination, determinants of implementation, research instruments. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Understood the results of theoretical research into change and innovation. Explained how conditions within schools and organisations can support or impede innovation implementation. Appreciated the complexities of innovation implementation. Understood the practical considerations in successful innovation implementation. Evaluated a major educational innovation. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Bascia, N. and Hargreaves, A. (2000). The Sharp Edge of Educational Change: Teaching, Leading and the Realities of Reform. London, Routlledge. Beyer, L.E. and Liston, D.P. (1996). Curriculum in Conflict: Social Visions, Educational Agendas, and Progressive School Reform. New York, Teachers College Press. Caldwell, B.J. and Hayward. D.K. (1998). The Future of Schools: Lessons From the Reform of Public Education. London, Falmer Press. Chapman, J.D., Froumin, I.D. and Aspin, D.N. (1995). Creating and Managing the Democratic School. London, Falmer Press. Crowther, F. and Ogilvie, D. (1992). The New Political World of Educational Administration. Hawthorn, Vic, Australian Council for Educational Administration. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 1 30%, Examination 30%, Assignment 2 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 70300 Curriculum and Education Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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