Master of Educational Leadership (MEd Leadership)

The University of Waikato

Enhance your career prospects with a specialised programme that enriches your leadership capabilities and knowledge. Expand your leadership practice to skillfully lead change and improve educational outcomes in your school, organisation or community setting. Work with academics who are internationally recognised for their leadership research and practice. Develop the skills, knowledge and dispositions to be an effective educational leader.Te Wānanga Toi Tangata Division of Education offers Educational Partnership Study Awards to all education settings in which our students are placed as part of their initial teacher education or counsellor education programme. In recognition of the partnership, the equivalent of a 15 point paper will be awarded to you for every student teacher or student counsellor your education setting supports. The credits can be used at your discretion to provide additional professional learning opportunities for your staff.Develop and enhance leadership skills, knowledge and dispositions to be an effective educational leaderInquire into personal leadership practice and organisational systems through strength-based inquiryExamine and apply contextual leadership systems and practices to initiate, support and sustain change and innovation in educational contextsUnderstand, critique and contribute to the educational research that is shaping New Zealand's educational policy and develop the required leadership to respond effectivelyLocate leadership work in a framework of social justice and seek to make a difference for high-needs studentsEnhance leadership networks by contributing to a vibrant professional learning communityExperience flexible delivery (NET/Block course)Complete the MEdLeadership at a pace that suits you, part-time while you work or full-time over 18 months

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