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Leading and Managing Early Childhood Settings

Postgraduate | MAQ-ECHX826 | 2019

Course information for 2019 intake

Build your capacity to lead and manage by exploring early childhood leadership theory. Investigate management structures, regulatory and legislative frameworks, and the ethical and professional roles and responsibilities required

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
-

HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available

Leading and Managing Early Childhood Settings

About this subject

  •  At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. Understand and critically engage with the ever changing socio-political and legal contexts within which early childhood settings operate
    2. Identify key differences between the managing and leading of an early childhood setting, and the range of management structures under which early childhood settings operate
    3. demonstrate a strong understanding of leadership theories 
    4. demonstrate knowledge and skills that they, as future managers and leaders of early childhood settings require
    5. apply high order analytical and integrative thinking skills through critique of practice and theory to understand the complexities of early childhood management and leadership
    6. demonstrate a commitment to managing and leading ethically and professionally
    7. develop professional judgement and vision in relation to leading and managing early childhood settings
    8. reflect on their own knowledge and skill base and consider professional development priorities that will enable them to, as a future leader of an early childhood setting, play a critical role in that centre’s provision of quality early childhood education for young children.

Entry requirements

To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

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Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • MAQ-ECEX826 (Not currently available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.

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