Summer 2018 - EDUC 830 G001

Implementation of Educational Programs (5)

Class Number: 4663

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 10 – Jun 7, 2018: Thu, 4:30–9:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Jul 6, 2018: Fri, 8:30 a.m.–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Jul 13, 2018: Fri, 8:30 a.m.–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Jul 14, 2018: Sat, 8:30 a.m.–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Problems and practices associated with innovation and implementation including the nature of change in the educational context, the roles of teachers, administrators, change agents, and evaluators.

COURSE DETAILS:

This syllabus provides a preliminary overview.  In the first class we will discuss students’ context and interests, which will enable me to add the details.

The course is not a survey of change theory but rather an examination of the history of the often limited success of change processes in public education to determine what has been learned through that experience and how greater success may be possible.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Students will:   

  • Learn some of the history of educational thought about implementation, with a particular focus on implementation in British Columbia from the last Royal Commission report to the present day;
  • Develop ways to understand the change process as it is experienced by individual educators and by educational institutions;
  • Explore the merits and implications of viewing change as a learning process;and
  • Refine the analytical, discursive, and writing competencies relevant to graduate-level study in Education.

Grading

  • Active, constructive class participation, including presentation and facilitation, in person and on CANVAS 33.333%
  • Reflective writing assignments 33.333%
  • A culminating project 33.333%

NOTES:

Thursday class dates are: May 10, 17, 24, 31 and June 7, 2018
Friday / Saturday class dates are July 6, 13, and 14, 2018 *note no class July 7.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Tyack, D. and Cuban, L. (1995). Tinkering toward utopia:  A century of public school reform. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. (This text is available online through SFU library.  Do not purchase.)
ISBN: 978-0674892835

All other required readings will be available through the SFU library or provided by the instructor on CANVAS.

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

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