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.

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.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

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.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignment 1 30%, Examination 30%, Assignment 2 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y