EDF4088 Leading for learning
Faculty of Education
EDF4088 Leading for learning is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF4088
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF4088
No unit lists EDF4088 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in one of:
D3001 Bachelor of Education (Hons)
D3002 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts
D3004 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Music
D3005 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Science
D3006 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Fine Art
D3007 Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Bachelor of Business
Overview
This unit focuses on processes of leadership and how effective leadership can impact upon educational programs in early childhood and school settings. In particular, this unit engages you with opportunities to critically analyse diverse leadership approaches, including First Nations peoples’ perspectives and the contextual impact of each approach. By applying a variety of theoretical lenses and contemporary perspectives of understanding leadership, you will develop skills in becoming a reflexive leader who leads self with others. By navigating through historical and current political landscapes, this unit focuses upon the transformatory nature of early childhood and school leadership and its role in advocacy and activism with children, families, colleagues and communities. Using multiple lenses, you will critically explore one’s subjectivity and its impact on leadership styles and thereby bringing about changes that benefit all children, families and communities.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Peninsula | Flx blk |
Assessment
- Critical video (2000 words or equivalent)Presentation50%
- Developing a quality improvement plan (2000 words or equivalent)Artefact50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate a comprehensive and diverse understanding of leadership approaches that have been and are currently used in early childhood and school settings and how this has impacted upon multiple understandings of quality
- 2
think critically in relation to the impact of effective leadership and the power that exists within relationships, including First Nations’ approaches of spiritual awareness and worldliness that extend beyond ideas of power
- 3
apply a range of theoretical perspectives to leadership and the various approaches that are used to lead and empower all in a transformative manner
- 4
investigate, analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of various local, global and national policy initiatives relating to leadership in education settings, including National Quality Standards (NQS), the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) and Quality Assurance processes
- 5
be cognisant of the presence of multiple perspectives through the exploration of notions of subjectivities and how leadership can support stronger reflexive practices with children, families, colleagues and communities
- 6
articulate and demonstrate an ability to critically engage with quality and how reflexive leaders can lead education programs with children, families and communities as a team.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures8 hours
- Tutorials16 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
• 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and
• the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
*Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Where it fits
EDF4088 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Fiona Longmuir
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Fiona Longmuir
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF4088?
EDF4088 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF4088 offered?
In 2025, EDF4088 runs in Semester 2 at Peninsula.
How much work is EDF4088?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF4088 have an exam?
No. EDF4088 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF4088?
EDF4088 is part of Early childhood and primary education; and Primary education.