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Social leadership - leading with others - explores the dynamics of collaboration and social change and their implications for leadership. Theories of group leadership, problem-solving styles and the potential of different types of leadership will be analysed and critiqued. In this course, students will reflect on and trace their participation as members of various communities: whanau, community, iwi, professional, social and so on. The course draws on the taonga of bicultural Aotearoa to consider the strengths of indigenous leadership and its resonance with and insights for community leadership globally
We will also look at different forms of community engagement and organizing for social justice and how to best account for social and political factors that impact individual and community well-being and access to justice. With the growing emphasis on coordinated care, the transformation of systems, and policy development to promote equity and create change (whether on the local, communal, national or international level), leadership competencies will be increasingly important in collaborations and community engagement.
Students who successfully complete this course will:1. demonstrate knowledge of theories of collective leadership2. understand the implications of collaboration for leading decision-making3. be able to map own and other’s networks4. identify and apply the characteristics of effective learning communities5. understand factors that contribute to social change6. demonstrate rangatiratanga in achieving a social goal
YACL101; or 30 points at 100 level in YACL, CHCH, EDUC, POLS, SOCI or HSRV; or permission of the Head of School.
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Anne Horton
Toni Torepe and Mahdis Azarmandi
http://library.canterbury.ac.nz http://learn.canterbury.ac.nz
Domestic fee $894.00
International fee $4,100.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Social and Cultural Studies .