Master of Education in Educational Leadership for School Improvement
24 monthsProgramme duration
17,700 USDTuition Fee/year
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MEd
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
Blended
An advanced degree for educators seeking leadership roles or specialization in education. The Master of Education in Educational Leadership for School Improvement (M.Ed. in ELSI) aims to support aspirant and in-service educational leaders further expand their knowledge, skills, understandings and practices of educational leadership and school improvement by:
- Critically exploring research- informed, leadership practices, principles and values of effective school improvement and educational leadership practice.
- Synthesizing, interpreting and adapting for practice advanced, leading-edge theory and research related to effective leadership for educational change and innovation.
- Developing in-depth contextualized knowledge and skills for the effective leadership of school systems and cultures for promoting entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Critically reflecting how theories, practices, and leadership of organizational learning and school self-evaluation contribute to school improvement.
- Developing critical understandings of how relationships between educational leadership, national educational policy, and school inspection and accountability systems affect school improvement.
- Developing and critically reflecting on knowledge and understandings related to effective leadership of teaching, learning, curriculum, and assessment.
- Developing and using a range of leadership inquiry and research methods for critically examining and analysing the effectiveness of educational leadership and school improvement practices.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MEd
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
Blended
An advanced degree for educators seeking leadership roles or specialization in education. The Master of Education in Educational Leadership for School Improvement (M.Ed. in ELSI) aims to support aspirant and in-service educational leaders further expand their knowledge, skills, understandings and practices of educational leadership and school improvement by:
- Critically exploring research- informed, leadership practices, principles and values of effective school improvement and educational leadership practice.
- Synthesizing, interpreting and adapting for practice advanced, leading-edge theory and research related to effective leadership for educational change and innovation.
- Developing in-depth contextualized knowledge and skills for the effective leadership of school systems and cultures for promoting entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Critically reflecting how theories, practices, and leadership of organizational learning and school self-evaluation contribute to school improvement.
- Developing critical understandings of how relationships between educational leadership, national educational policy, and school inspection and accountability systems affect school improvement.
- Developing and critically reflecting on knowledge and understandings related to effective leadership of teaching, learning, curriculum, and assessment.
- Developing and using a range of leadership inquiry and research methods for critically examining and analysing the effectiveness of educational leadership and school improvement practices.
Admission Requirements
Applicants with a degree from a university outside of the UAE are required to produce a certificate of equivalency from the Ministry of Education in the UAE.
An applicant must hold a minimum score of IELTS Academic 5.5, or its equivalent on other national or internationally recognized tests that are approved by the CAA, such as TOEFL score of 530 (197 CBT, 71 iBT).
In addition to the minimum qualifications stated above, candidates will be required to pass an admissions interview.
It is preferable for students to have at least two years middle leadership experience in a school.
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