GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP/1120165
Course Title: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ferudun SEZGİN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ferudun
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ferudun@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Explain the definition, theory and approaches of leadership.
Know the leadership competencies and standards of school administrators.
Comprehend the importance of organizational leadership.
Compare the concepts of managers and leaders.
Discuss the educational, instructional, and curriculum leadership in schools.
Review and interprate the results of instructional leadership studies.
Analyze the current leadership approaches in the school context.


 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Leadership and management
2. Week  Leadership theories and approaches
3. Week  Current leadership concepts and approaches
4. Week  Leadership competencies and standards
5. Week  Intercultural diversity and leadership
6. Week  Leadership capacity
7. Week  Leadership, power and direction in education and school management
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Effective schools and instructional leadership
10. Week  Leadership roles and behaviors of school administrators
11. Week  Studies on educational, instructional, and curriculum leadership
12. Week  Organizational outcomes of instructional leadership
13. Week  Developing teachers as leaders
14. Week  Teacher leadership
15. Week  Leadership practices in Turkish Educational System
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Adair, J. (2010). Etkili liderlik ve yönetim için 100 harika fikir (S. Uyan, Çev.). İstanbul: Babıali Kültür. Beycioğlu, K., & Pashiardis, P. (2014). Multidimensional perspectives on principhal leadership effectiveness. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Busher, H. (2006). Understanding educational leadership: People, power and culture. Maidenhead: Open University. Caldwell, B. J. (2006). Re-imaging educational leadership. London: Sage. Çelik, V. (2012). Eğitimsel liderlik. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Katzenmeyer, M., & Moller, G. (2013). Uyuyan devi uyandırmak (S. Özdemir, Çev. Ed.). Ankara: Nobel. Lambert, L. (2003). Leadership capacity for lasting school improvement. Alexandria: ASCD. Mulford, W., Silins, H., & Leithwood, K. (2004). Educational leadership for organisational learning and improved student outcomes. Boston: Kluwer Academic. Reinhartz, J., & Beach, D. M. (2004). Educational leadership: Changing schools, changing roles. Boston: Pearson. Şişman, M. (2012). Öğretim liderliği. A
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture Question & Answer Demonstration Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
20
 Assignment
2
20
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
2
20
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
10
2
20
 Preparing Presentation
10
3
30
 Presentation
10
3
30
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
14
14
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
208
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8.32
 ECTS: 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Defines basic concepts in educational management, supervision, leadership and policy analysis.X
2Associates model and approaches in management, organization, leadership and policy analysis with educational and school management.X
3Recognizes basic components that are composed of objectives, content, learning-teaching process and their featuresX
4Examines comperatively management, organization and leadership theories in regard of historical development.X
5Comprehension the inter diciplinary relationships between educational management and management, economy, policy, psychology, sociology, philosophy and other diciplines. Conducting interdiciplinary research based on these abilities.X
6Examines management, organization and leadership models and approaches for understanding current problems about educational system and schools.X
7Uses the theoretical and practical knowledge in order to conduct research on educational management.X
8Follows theoretical and practical developments in the field and reflect on these in the research and other studies.X
9Uses theoretical/practical knowledge and skills of the field in personal and team studies.X
10Evaluates organization and leadership theories and approaches in regard of national and international perspective.X
11Takes responsibility in educational administration studies in education.X
12Uses a foreign language effectively in scientific level studies and research.X
13Integrates knowledge of different disciplines with the knowledge acquired in the field by relating education that is a dynamic field to the basic disciplines that influence it.X
14Uses information and communication technologies in theoretical and applied studies in an advanced level.X
15Considers national and international scientific ethical rules for the studies in the field.X