MA: Values-led Leadership
Using a Living Educational Theory Research Methodology
Strong values-led professional development underpinned by these core principles.
Ten Core Principles:
- Living Theory Research Methodology (Jack Whitehead)
- Values-led Leadership and Professional Mastery
- Personal Growth and Transformation –Community Growth and Transformation
- Life-affirming and Life-enhancing Energy
- Co-creating with pupils/students as Knowledge Creators - adding to the educational knowledge-base
- Social Endeavour – Meaning to Movement
- Make a Difference-MAD
- ~i~we~I~us Relationships
- Nurturing Responsiveness Deepening to Nurturing Connectiveness
MA Values-led Leadership
Innovative values-led leadership training that works with you!
Introduction:
This 3 year part-time MA: Values-led Leadership course offered by The Learning Institute (www.learninginstitute.co.uk) in partnership with an English university was a values-led MA qualification. The course had a rich diversity of modules, enabling MA students to link their research and developing skills to their professional aspirations.
The MA was a flexible course, combining taught modules and Living Educational Theory Research. Living Educational Theory is a research methodology which starts with the student and their practice, values and the educational influences they have.
The MA was designed for those whose aim is to develop and improve their leadership skills, enhance their professional profile and engage in rigorous research and high level enquiry.
The modules support professional development through investigation of current sector issues in the context of values-led leadership. Research based values-led practice through a Living Educational Theory methodology is at the heart of this MA.
Each of the five modules provides academic rigour, excellent supervision and high quality resources and support.
MA Modules:
Research Design (30 credits)
Values-led Leadership (30 credits)
Professional Enquiry (30 credits)
Leading Change: social change, social movement, social justice (30 credits)
Values-led Leadership (30 credits)
Dissertation (Double module, 60 credits)
Participants joined a rich and vibrant research community affiliated with an English university, combining a mixture of face-to-face and online learning, creating flexibility for working students.
Taught sessions for each module were one full day Saturday and three two hour twilight sessions spread across the module.
An academic librarian and academic tutor provide both formal teaching sessions and support on information and research skills. Participants had access to The Learning Institute's Virtual Learning Platform and online library, containing a vast range of e books and journals.
The MA and Leadership+ programmes continued the development of students’ professional mastery underpinned by values-led leadership. Participants enjoyed a friendly, energising research community that provided individual support from highly qualified, enthusiastic and experienced tutors.
Entry requirement were an honours degree.