Management and Educational Leadership The University of the West Indies

Overview

Management and Educational Leadership from The University of the West Indies is geared towards assisting educational leaders to develop a sound understanding of educational organisations and prepare them to acquire foundational competencies in a variety of areas in management in order to improve their managerial decision making abilities.

Students at Management and Educational Leadership from The University of the West Indies will:

• demonstrate critical thinking and analytical skills in the context of educational organisations

• make sound leadership and management decisions based on the economic, financial, organisational, social and cultural context individually and in teams

• provide solutions for real world problems and challenges facing contemporary leaders in the education sector, individually and in teams, using appropriate current technologies and resources

• interpret management theory through the perspective of prior experience and improve educational practice by systematically applying knowledge and understanding of leadership and management to complex issues (including those that are unique to small island developing states)