PBSNPA5 Management of educational institutions

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Milan Pol, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Martin Sedláček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Milan Pol, CSc.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ivana Klusáková
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Thursday 12:30–14:05 L31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
Management of Institutions and Educational Processes The course is concerned with specific issues of the management of institutions, the educational institutions in particular, and also with the management of processes which take place in such institutions. In the course the students will get acquainted with all the main aspects of running schools and other educational institutions (management of people, material sources, curriculum and outer relationships in particular) and fundamental management processes (planning, leadership, motivation, decision-making, evaluation etc.). After finishing the course, students are able to: interpret and distinguish the basics concepts connected to theory of educational managemnet and leadership.
Key topics
  • 1. Theory of school management: history, relation to other discipline
  • 2. Organization, educational institution, school community
  • 3. Category of school management: management, leadership, administration
  • 4. Organizational culture
  • 5. Decision making, control,
  • 6. Czech schools and their management and leadership: curriculum reform (case study)
  • 7. Czech schools and their management and leadership: school image (case study)
  • 8. Czech schools and their management and leadership: leading people (case study)
  • 9. Czech schools and their management and leadership: evaluation (case study)
Study resources and literature
  • POL, Milan. Škola v proměnách (School in transformations.). 1. plus 1. dotisk. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 196 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4499-9. info
  • GOLD, Anne. Řízení současné školy : o práci učitelů na střední úrovni řízení. Vyd. 1. Žďár nad Sázavou: Fakta, 1998, 164 s. ISBN 80-902614-0-X. info
  • FISCHER, Walter A. and Michael SCHRATZ. Vedení a rozvoj školy : do budoucnosti s novou kulturou řízení. Translated by Ludmila Studénková - Zdena Kuchařová Kalná - Tomáš Káňa. Brno: Paido, 1997, 173 s. ISBN 8085931346. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
The course is taught as both lectures and seminars. Group work is common as well as essay-writing. Students are encouraged to ask questions about things they do not understand and comment on things they disagree with.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
written tests
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
POL, M. Škola v proměnách. Brno: MU, 2007. 172 s. ISBN 978-80-240-4499-9 Goldová, A.: Řízení současné školy. Žďár nad Sázavou, Fakta 1998. Fischer, W., Schratz, M.: Vedení a rozvoj školy. Brno, Paido 1997. Ender, B., Schratz, M., Steiner-Loeffler, U.: Jak pomoci školám? Organizační poradenství a rozvoj škol. Žďár nad Sázavou, Fakta 1999.
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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