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The Importance of Leaders in Culture

Explore leaders as products of culture, the effect of cultural filtration and the need for leaders to design school culture.

333 enrolled on this course

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  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements

Examine leaders as products and architects of culture

During this course you will have the chance to explore what it means for leaders to be the architects and curators of culture, as well as analyse evidence from the history of culture in the armed forces.

You will also have the opportunity to apply the lessons you have learned in response to summative case studies.

What topics will you cover?

  • Leaders as architects of culture
  • Cultural influences in the Royal Navy
  • Cultural history of the British Army
  • Cultural filtration
  • Cultural influences on school leaders
  • Leaders as generators of culture
  • Epilogue – having a ‘why’ in your professional life
  • Summative case study - A tale of two comprehensive schools
  • Summative case study - Life at the sharp end

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Understand what it means for leaders to be the architects and curators of culture
  • Analyse the evidence from history and the armed forces of the power of the prevailing culture and its influence on leaders
  • Investigate the process of cultural filtration and its impact on maintaining the prevailing culture
  • Apply the process of cultural filtration to the business of school leadership
  • Investigate the importance of school leaders as generators of culture
  • Apply the lessons on culture in a final formative case study
  • Apply all of the lessons learned in Module 1 and Module 2 in two summative case studies, one on strategy and one on culture

Who is the course for?

This course is for students of the MA Educational Leadership.

Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

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