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Culture in the Context of Education and Schools

Understand different educational cultures and what we can learn from their diversity.

434 enrolled on this course

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  • Duration

    2 weeks
  • Weekly study

    8 hours

How varied is the culture of schools and how is it formed?

During this course you will have the chance to investigate different educational cultures, how leaders create and lead school culture, and the relationship between culture and school effectiveness.

Towards the end of this short course you will have the opportunity to analyse the culture in your school and apply your learning to consider how you would like to change it.

What topics will you cover?

  • If we want to change a school’s culture, what can we learn from examples of best practice?
  • Why do independent schools do so much better than most state schools?
  • The emergent effect of culture
  • KIPP culture – schools in impoverished geographical areas
  • Creating and leading a school culture
  • Understanding a school’s culture
  • What is the culture like in your school and how would you like it to be different?

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...

  • Investigate different educational cultures and their effects on school effectiveness
  • Understand the reasons why different establishments have different cultures and analyse what can be learned about how leadership impacts school cultures
  • Analyse different school cultures in case studies of three different educational scenarios
  • Analyse what the culture in your school is like and how you would like to change it

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?

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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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