Observation and Intervention Unit - Administration and Management of Education and Training

Recommended Prerequisites

Knowledge and skills mentioned on the several curricular units of the previous semesters.

Teaching Methods

This curricular unit provides students with field work in the institutions that host them, to consolidate and/or to deepen the theoretical and practical knowledge inherent in the area of Administ. and Manag. of Educat. and Training. If possible, it is recommended that the student may be able to collaborate actively and autonomously, with due supervision, in the design, planning and development of educational activities in the host institution. It will happen weekly a follow-up of the fieldwork, in a seminar format at the Faculty, for sharing experiences, critical reflection and guidance.  

Learning Outcomes

- To deepen and to apply knowledge in the area of Administration and Management of Education and Training.

- To contact institutions and systematically analyze, based on scientific knowledge and specialized observation techniques, practices of education professionals in the area of Administration and Management of Education and Training.

- To collaborate during the semester with the chosen institution and its professionals in carrying out educational activities, if requested, learning to work as a team.

- To periodically analyze, in a critical way, the situations observed, in light of the educational intentionality of actions for different audiences, in the area of Administration and Management of Education and Training.

- To outline enlightned proposals for professional intervention in the area of Administration and Management of Education and Training.

- Learn to prepare a reflective report on the activities of observation and/or intervention. 

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The organization of observation and/or intervention activities in the host institutions should be based on content and guiding principles, which are discussed in the weekly monitoring and supervision seminar. The programmatic topics cover more specifically:

1.Intervention contexts and practices in the area of administration and management of education and training (schools, training centers, local authorities, training companies, governmental and non-governmental organizations, etc.)

2.Competences of the graduate professional in Educational Sciences in the area of administration and management of education and training

3.Methodologies of observation and analysis in administration and management of education and training

4.Applications of the strategic model of organizational management

4.1.Assumptions and characteristics of the management strategy

4.2.Strategic planning cycle and strategic management phases.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Final Report of OII and Participation and work carried out in the classroom in the context of the Seminar : 100.0%

Bibliography

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Estevão, C. V. (1998). Gestão estratégica nas escolas. Ministério da Educação/IIE.

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