Challenges facing humans in the 21st Century are complex and profound. This topic places the educational leader in the context of rapid and complex social and environmental change. Contemporary challenges are discussed in the educational setting including responding to technological specialisation, changing labour relations, transmigration, the internationalisation of education and climate change. The candidates are exposed to the broad context of globalisation and human sustainability and asked to focus on 2 key aspects of that change in relation to their general research interests. Candidates will be asked to identify how they can effect change as educational leaders (e.g. pedagogy, curriculum, policy, leadership) in their field and what educational strategies are appropriate to effecting that change.
This topic aims to develop student:
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