Module Code 單元編號 EDA6005 Module Title 單元名稱 LEADING LEARNING ORGANISATIONS Module Synopsis 單元概要 Effective school leaders must not only be able to fulfill roles as administrators and managers but most importantly they must be instructional and educational leaders. That is, as leaders they must not only be able to administer a viable, efficient and harmonious school but they must also be able to take a key role in improving school outcomes. This includes enhanced student learning (academic performance), as well as the moral, cultural and civic imperative of all schools. In varied national contexts including Australia, USA, UK, Canada and Hong Kong, school leaders operate in accountability-driven systems that place a strong focus on student outcomes. While international schools operate in a very different policy context, they also face high expectations from school boards, parents and other stakeholders for strong performance among their students, both in academic results as well as personal and civic development. Equally, successful schools are those that can readily adapt and renew themselves in response to rapidly changing client, community, societal and environmental factors. Schools need to be responsible for learning and themselves as learning organisations. “Leading Learning Organisations” is about improving learning in schools. It examines three elements: 1. The school as an organization that is able to learn and respond to change, 2. Instructional Leadership for enhanced academic learning outcomes, and 3. Educative Leadership for ethical leadership, and enhanced moral, cultural and emotional outcomes.