Session 8 Group Presentations

2016-04-25T10:56:11+03:00

In session 8 the students present solutions to the following assignment comprising two different practical cases:

Me as a leader of change

Choose the role of an educational leader of any level and write your future 10-year "job description" on the basis of the following question:

How do you organize schooling in Case 1 and Case 2 between now and the next ten years? Please note that the decision making system operates through a dual structure of administration: political decision making and civil servants (e.g. principals, chief education officers, superintendents, municipal director)

Case 1 municipality (provider of education) from now till 10 years later

number of population now 10,000
estimated population decrease 400 persons per year
decrease of number of children (6-18 yrs) ca 100 per year
teacher demographics: ratio of over 45 year-olds is 40%, over 55 year-olds is 15%, 23-30year-olds 20%, 30-40 year-olds 25%. 20% of them live in the community, the rest live in urban areas within 50-60 kilometres parent demographics: 50% of the parents are divorced, of them 25% are remarried = the student has on average 3 parents. 15% of the parents hold a tertiary degree, 30% a secondary level degree and 55% have a basic education
population demographics now: ratio of over 65 year-olds 25% (estimated rise to 35% by 2018). 40-64-year-olds 25%. 18-39 year-olds 20%. 6-17 year-olds 20%. 0-5 year-olds 10%.
65% of population live in the municipal centre.
retirees and language minority immigrants moving in
sources of livelihood: primary production (agriculture and forestry) 24%, industry 32%, service sector 44%, financing, high tech 1%
unemployment rate 12,9%
number of schools: 12 village elementary schools in the countryside, 1 small school (0-2 classes) + 1 medium size school (3-6 classes) and 1 lower secondary school (classes 7-9) and 1 upper secondary school, 1 adult evening institute in the municipal centre

Case 2 municipality from now till 10 years later

number of population now 10000
estimated population increase 400 persons per year
increase of number of children (6-18 yrs) ca 100 per year
teacher demographics: the same as above but 60% of them live in the municipality
parent demographics:Marital status the same as above. 55% of the parents hold a tertiary degree, 35% a secondary degree and 10% a basic education level.
population demographics: over 65-year-olds 20%, 40-64 year-olds 20%, 18-39% 35%, 6-17 year-olds 15%, 0-5year-olds 10%.
65% live in the municipal centre. Language minority immigrants moving in.
sources of livelihood: primary production 4%, industry 22%, service sector 41%, high tech 29%, financing 4%
unemployment rate 4,1%
number of schools: 12 village elementary schools in the countryside, 1 small school (0-2 classes) + 1 medium size school (3-6 classes) and 1 lower secondary school (classes 7-9) and 1 upper secondary school, 1 adult evening institute in the municipal centre
vocational institutions, polytechnics and universities within the range of 50 kilometres

Please pay attention to at least these questions:

What challenges will you face? What problems will you encounter?
What actions will you take?
How do you sell your ideas?
What kind of factors compete of the resources with you?
What are your resources?

Session 8 consists of four lectures, PowerPoint slides related to them, readings, and students discussions & commentary.

Please start the session by clicking lecture 1.