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Code E859 | Level Postgraduate | 60 points |

Researching educational leadership andmanagement

Quick facts

No residential school

3 Tutor-marked assignments (TMAs)

Project

Course contentThis masters in education course is intended todevelop professional knowledge and understanding ofeducational leadership and management in practice.The course is designed to enable development of

understanding and skills in research and shows howto apply those skills to the investigation of a realleadership and/or management situation within thestudents host institution or one to which the studenthas negotiated access.

The course will seek to meet the professional

development needs of those who have a leadership

role as well as those in senior and middle

management positions. Prospective students will

include teachers and lecturers as well as others who

may have an educational and/or training role within

other organisations. The course is based on thepremise that all professionals working within

educational organisations potentially have a

leadership role. An important aim is to help examine,

test and apply the theoretical perspectives and

knowledge of educational leadership and

management to areas of concern for professional

practice through undertaking a small-scale research

project.

Studying the course will:

Improve professional practice through

investigating current leadership and

management issues.

Examine the application of theoretical

perspectives and knowledge to real situations.

Develop skills of investigation thereby

improving analytical abilities in relation to

leadership and management issues that will

help improve future practice.

Develop skills of critical reflection in relation to

research literature, personal research andprofessional practice.

Computer-based group activities are an integral partof the course, some of which are linked to theassignments. The assignments build theunderstanding and skills in preparation for completinga practitioner research project which takes the placeof an examination.

Vocational relevance

Gaining the MA in Education (Leadership and

Management) or Master of Education (Leadership and

Management) together with the requisite professional

experience will enable you to register with theNational College for School Leadership (NCSL) and

take the Accelerated route through the National

Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH)

(available in England only).

EntryThis course can be studied on its own or as part of themasters programme in education. Acceptance ontothis course is subject to at least one of the followingentry requirements:

a bachelors degree (or the equivalent);

one of our advanced diplomas in education

(or some equivalent professional

qualification);

our Certificate of Continuing Professional

Development (now discontinued);

an award that has conferred Qualified

Teacher Status and at least three years

teaching experience.

The course is taught in English, and your spoken and

written English must be of an adequate standard forpostgraduate study. If English is not your first

language, we recommend that you seek assessment

under the International English Language Testing

System (IELTS).

You need not be a practising teacher, but you are

advised that you will need access to an educational or

training establishment/institution in order to carry out a

small-scale investigative project as the focus for the

assessment of the course. If you have any doubt

about the suitability of the course, please contact our

Student Registration & Enquiry Service.

Qualifications

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E859 is a specified course in our

D52 Postgraduate Diploma in Professional

Studies in Education

F01 Masters degrees in Education

E859 is one of the courses you can select if you wantto name your degree Master of Education (Leadership

and Management), and it can also count towards our

F10 MA in Online and Distance Education.

We advise you to refer to the relevant award

descriptions for information on the circumstances in

which the course can count towards these

qualifications because from time to time the structure

and requirements of a qualification may change.

If you have a disability or additional

requirementsThe course materials are available in Adobe PortableDocument Format (PDF). Some Adobe PDFcomponents may not be available or fully accessibleusing a screen reader. Large print versions of thecourse materials can be provided on request. Thewebsite www.open.ac.uk/disability has the latestinformation about availability. You will need to makeuse of a personal computer and the internet. If you area new student, or new to courses using a computer orthe internet, make sure that you have our bookletMeeting your needs. You can obtain a copy bycontacting our Student Registration & Enquiry

Service. We provide a range of support services forindividual needs but some of these may take severalmonths to arrange. Please contact us for advice if youhave concerns about taking this course, or the supportthat could be provided.

Course materialsWe use a mixture of media to help you learn. Ourcourses may include any of the following media thatyou will use from home (or wherever you choose tostudy): specially written texts, set books, onlineresources, audio CDs, audio and video cassettes,DVDs, CD-ROMs, computer software, a home

experiment kit. For further information on set books goto http://www3.open.ac.uk/about/setbooks/index.shtm.

Teaching and assessment

Support from your tutor

You will have a tutor who will help you with the course

material and mark and comment on your written work,

and whom you can ask for advice and guidance. Most

contact with your tutor and other course participants

will take place online, rather than in face-to-face

tutorials. We may also be able to offer group tutorials

that you are encouraged, but not obliged, to attend.

Where tutorials are held depends on the distribution ofstudents taking each course. Contact our Student

Registration & Enquiry Service if you want to know

more about study with The Open University beforeyou register.

Assessment

Three tutor-marked assignments (TMAs), which you

can submit online using our eTMA system. We

strongly recommend you use the eTMA system, but

there will be the facility to submit TMAs on paper. Thereport of your small-scale investigative project will be

your end-of-course assessment.

More informationFor full details, including course fees, start dates,services for disabled students, any computingrequirements and information on how to become astudent, visit the Course and Qualifications websitewww.open.ac.uk/courses.

We make every effort to ensure that this information is accurate but itcould change if regulations or policies change or because of financial or

other constraints.