This course focuses on the relationship between society and schools, and prepares future teachers for leadership roles. Key topics include educational philosophies in relation to society, school culture, and organizational leadership. Learning outcomes emphasize understanding the sociocultural context of education, establishing community partnerships, and demonstrating leadership and management styles that promote a positive school culture. The document also defines schools as organizations with governance structures, and as learning communities united by shared values and culture to help students learn and develop.
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This course focuses on the relationship between society and schools, and prepares future teachers for leadership roles. Key topics include educational philosophies in relation to society, school culture, and organizational leadership. Learning outcomes emphasize understanding the sociocultural context of education, establishing community partnerships, and demonstrating leadership and management styles that promote a positive school culture. The document also defines schools as organizations with governance structures, and as learning communities united by shared values and culture to help students learn and develop.
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EDUC 206 – The Teacher and the
Community, School Culture, and
Organizational Leadership Course Description This course focuses on society as a context upon which schools have been established. Educational philosophies that are related to the society as a foundation of schools and schooling shall be emphasized. Further, principles and theories on school culture and organizational leadership, and school policies and procedures shall be included to prepare prospective teachers to become school leaders and managers. Learning Outcomes • Articulate the rootedness of education in the philosophical, sociocultural, historical, legal, and political context
• Establish school community partnerships to enrich the
learning environment and to strengthen community’s engagement in the educative process Learning Outcomes
• Link teaching-learning to the experiences,
interests and aspirations of the wider school community and other stakeholders
• Demonstrate fulfillment of the professional
obligation to uphold professional ethics, accountability, and transparency Learning Outcomes • Promote professional and harmonious relationships with internal (learners, parents, fellow teachers, and school heads) as well as external stakeholders (local officials, NGO’s, alumni, and all others in the wider community)
• Discuss leadership and management styles
that establish positive school culture for effective school performance School as an organization
The school has its own system of governance influenced
by a fixed organizational structure or bureaucracy. School as a learning organization
• The school’s main function is to help learners to learn
and develop knowledge, skills, and values essential for every individual. • Its main function is to implement the curriculum prescribed the Department of Education. • Guided by the different principles and theories of teaching and learning, the school carries this function by helping to mold the minds and character of the students. School as a community
• The school is composed of teachers, administrators,
students, staff, and other stakeholders united in one purpose and guided by common values and culture. School as a community
• As a community, the school is guided by the
following essential elements: • Vision – a sense of direction of what the school hopes to accomplish for itself, for the people, and for the society. • Values – provides a framework for organizational culture and behavior of the entire school. School as a community
• Leadership – provides administrative and
management support for the day-to-day activities and functions of the school. • Culture – pertains to shared values and behaviors of students, teachers, staff, and administrators. Basic Concepts
• Education • Social Interaction • Society • Community • School culture • Organizational leadership What is education? What is education? What is education? What is education?
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