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Through A Prism: A Reflection Of The Culture Of Leadership, Catherine A. Beaton Ms
Through A Prism: A Reflection Of The Culture Of Leadership, Catherine A. Beaton Ms
The Dissertation-in-Practice at Western University
Leadership in education presents from both an informal and formal change agent perspective. An exploration of how an informal leader from a constructivist leadership stance could effect change through Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in a hierarchical organization was undertaken. Using Bolman and Deal’s (2013) theoretical frames to develop an understanding of the lens through which people view the workings within an educational institute, I chose to use Cawsey, Deszca, and Ingles’ (2016) Change Path Model to develop an organizational change plan. The plan is to attempt to effect change through Professional Learning Communities. Using the Provincial Education Program of Studies, …
Building Leadership Capacities Through Course Development Planning At A Conventional University, Tina R. Goertz
Building Leadership Capacities Through Course Development Planning At A Conventional University, Tina R. Goertz
The Dissertation-in-Practice at Western University
This Organizational Improvement Plan (OIP) looks at reducing the resistance found when faculty members are asked to use a systematic plan for online course development. The course development plan is a framework that is built around the concept of “backwards design” (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005). Backwards design makes all items congruent—the assessments to the activities, activities to the instructions, and instructions to topics and learning outcomes. The literature review within the context of this OIP, found that course development planning lacks flexibility, creates anxieties with faculty members, is time consuming, and organizational faculty development support is limited and/or inadequate. To …