SoIML Intercultural Mentoring and Leadership

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Kolaříková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. David Košatka (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Michovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Košatková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Košatková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The purpose of this course is to examine the field of leadership and management in education and training, with a specific focus on the practical applications of doing this work. The course moves from theory to practice and from the personal to the applied. Guest speakers who work as teacher educators will provide insight into their approaches to this type of work. A major component of this course is to deeply and critically analyze the way that management and leadership are conceptualized and carried out. Students will be asked to critique dominant approaches and carefully consider how we “do diversity” and whether or not current practice is achieving stated or expected outcomes. Reflection on personal identities and intersections with intercultural work will also be explored. The types of questions we will be exploring in this course include: • What does being a good leader means in education? • Describe the key actions and behaviours of the person that you’ve experienced as your best leader? • How can I develop my/your personality to be a good leader?
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to: 1) critically evaluate selected leadership theories 2) work with international literature 3) reflect their own practice
Syllabus
  • Leadership and management in general terms selected theories literature review
Literature
    required literature
  • Building leadership capacity for school improvement. Edited by Alma Harris - Linda Lambert. Philadelpha, PA: Open University Press, 2003, xxxii, 156. ISBN 033521178X. info
    not specified
  • ELDER, Edward. Marketing leadership in government : communicating responsiveness, leadership and credibility. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016, xi, 148. ISBN 9781349949182. info
  • VACULÍK, Martin, Jakub PROCHÁZKA and Petr SMUTNÝ. Competencies and leadership effectiveness: Which skills predict effective leadership? In Visnja Grozdanić. Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance. Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, 2014, p. 337-344. ISBN 978-1-910309-77-3. info
  • Advances in global leadership. Edited by William H. Mobley - Ying Wang - Ming Li. First edition. Bingley: Emerald, 2012, xviii, 436. ISBN 9781780520025. info
  • JACKSON, Brad and Ken W. PARRY. A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about studying leadership. 2nd ed. London: SAGE, 2011, xiii, 194. ISBN 9781849207393. info
  • Does leadership matter? : implications for leadership development and the school as a learning organisation : Enirdelm Conference, Szeged, 2010. Edited by Tibor Baráth - Mária Szabó. Budapest: Hunsem, University of Szeged in cooperation with Nemzeti Tankönyvkiadó a Sanoma company, 2011, 319 s. ISBN 9789633061114. info
  • DENTON, Ashley. Christian outdoor leadership : theology, theory, and practice : how to use time in the wilderness and backcountry adventure camping for leadership development, evangelism, discipleship, and spiritual formation-with experiential learning and Bible study r. Edited by Robert Emerson Coleman. Fort Collins: Smooth Stone, 2011, 329 s. ISBN 9780615413259. info
  • A coach's guide to developing exemplary leadersmaking the most of the leadership challenge and the leadership practices inventory (LPI). Edited by James M. Kouzes - Barry Z. Posner - Elaine Biech. San Francisco: Pfieffer, 2010, vii, 372 p. ISBN 9780470377116. info
  • Development as leadership-led changea report for the Global Leadership Initiative. Edited by Matt Andrews - Jesse McConnell - Alison Wescott. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2010, vii, 75 p. ISBN 9780821383957. info
  • Leadership for a better worldunderstanding the social change model of leadership development. Edited by Susan R. Komives - Wendy Wagner. 1st ed. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass, 2009, xxxiv, 462. ISBN 9781118454688. info
  • The leadership crash coursehow to create personal leadership value. Edited by Paul Taffinder. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Kogan Page, 2006, xiv, 176 p. ISBN 0749446382. info
  • MACBEATH, John E. C. The leadership file : twenty-five definitions of leadership with activities exploring their relevance to school practice. Glasgow: Learning Files Scotland, 2004, 66 s. ISBN 0954382315. info
  • YUKL, G. An evaluation of conceptual weaknesses in transformational and charismatic leadership theories. The Leadership Quarterly. 1999, 21 pp. info
Teaching methods
discussion, reflection
Assessment methods
Reflection (2-3 pages) into the homework vaults. Attendance Policy: Students are encouraged to come to class but are left with the responsibility of managing their own attendance. You should visit at least two lectures with international speakers.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hours per week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2025.
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