| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructional Leadership | EYD517 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ender KAZAK |
| Instructors |
Ender KAZAK |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The aim of this course is to examine the importance of leadership in terms of administration and educational administration, to explain the different aspects of educational leadership from other types of leadership, and to examine leadership practices at various levels of the Turkish educational system. |
| Course Content | Leadership theories and approaches. Leadership approaches and applications in education. Leadership approaches and organizational variables. Educational leadership. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Learns about leadership - Learns about leadership theories. - Learns about new types of leadership/approaches - Learns about instructional leadership. - Acquires information about the behavioral dimensions of instructional leadership - Discusses the factors that limit instructional leadership and makes suggestions - Understands the relationship of instructional leadership with other organizational variables - Establishes the theory-application relationship - Analyzes to the studies carried out in the literature |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | The course supervisor draws and introduces the general framework of the course. | |
| 2. Week | A. Basic concepts (definitions of administration, organization, leader and leadership) | |
| 3. Week | B. Phases of administration science 1-Classical period 2-Neoclassical period 3-Modern period | |
| 4. Week | Competencies related to leadership/administration (conceptual, human, technical) The leader's power sources The differences between the leader and the administrator. | |
| 5. Week | The effects of the school principal on the results of the school (direct, indirect) Democratic, authoritarian and liberating leadership and its reflections on school Leadership Theories Theory of Properties Behavioral Theories Situational Theories | |
| 6. Week | New Leadership Approaches 1-Transformational leadership 2-Interactionist (maintainer) leadership 3-Visionary leadership | |
| 7. Week | 1-Charismatic leadership 2-Toxic leadership 3- Inclusive leadership | |
| 8. Week | 1-Shared leadership 3-Ethical leadership 2- School-based/school-based management | |
| 9. Week | The Deciency between Effective Schools and Instructional Leadership / Instructional Leadership (definition, history, differences with other leadership) Areas of Influence of the Instructional Leader The Differences/Relationship Between en Instructional Leadership and Educational Leadership | |
| 10. Week | The Behavioral Dimensions of Instructinal Leadership (There are SEVEN dimensions/ according to Şişman) | |
| 11. Week | Factors Limiting Instructional Leadership (***Theses+using Şişman's book) | |
| 12. Week | THE FOLLOWING WEEKS, BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE THESES IN THE "NATIONAL THESIS CENTER.. (226364, 188069, 108908, 628712) | |
| 13. Week | 1-primary school administrators' levels of demonstrating instructional leadership behaviors 2-the levels of secondary school administrators showing teaching leadership behaviors 3-the levels of high school/secondary school administrators showing instructional leadership behaviors 4-The level of fulfillment of the teaching leadership roles of the director of national education and branch managers: the example of the province of Rize (388845) | |
| 14. Week | Summary Review |
| Mehmet Şişman. Instructional Leadership. (THE MAIN SOURCE) |
| Vehbi Çelik. Educational leadership. (recommended) |
| Course notes (theses/related articles) |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | DK8 | DK9 | Measurement Method |
|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
