Qualifi l7 Diploma Unit EDML701 Leadership Qualities and Practice in Education Assignment Brief 2026

Qualifi Level 7 Diploma In Educational Management And Leadership

Unit EDML701 Assignment Brief

Aim

The aim of this unit is to explore the links between leadership and management at a strategic level. Different leadership styles and underlying principles and concepts will be considered.

The unit will also explore how  team performance can be evaluated and optimised to realise strategic business and operational objectives.

The unit covers the links between strategic management and leadership, key leadership principles, theory and organisational strategy.

Learning Outcomes And Assessment Criteria

 Suggested Reading List

• Amanchukwu, R.N., Stanley, G.J., and Ololube, N.P. (2015). A review of leadership theories, principles and styles and their relevance to educational management. Management, 5(1), 6-14
• Basham, L.M. (2012). Transformational leadership characteristics necessary for today’s leaders in higher education. Journal of International Education Research, 8 (4), 343-347.
• Bolman, L.G., Deal, T.E. (2017). Reframing Organizations, 6th Ed., Jossey-Bass
• Bush, T. (2006). Theories of Educational Management. National Council of Professors of Educational Management.
• Debowski, S., Blake, V. (2004). The developmental needs of higher education academic leaders in encouraging effective teaching and learning. In Seeking Educational Excellence. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Teaching Learning Forum, 9-10 February 2004. Perth: Murdoch University.
• Jiang, M., Lu, S. (2020). To empathize, or not empathize in educational leadership. Journal of Organizational & Educational Leadership, 5(1), Article 3.
• Khan, A. Z., Nosheen, A. (2014). Impact of Leadership Styles on Organizational Performance. Journal of Management Sciences, 2(11), 501-515.
• Lasater (2016). School leader relationships: The need for explicit training on rapport, trust, and communication. Journal of School Administration Research and Development,

1(2), pp. 19-26. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1158155.pdf

• Mahmood, Z., Basharat, M. and Bashir, Z. (2012). Review of classical management theories. International Journal of Social Sciences and Education, (2)1, 512-522.
• McClesky, J.A. (2014). Situational, Transformational, and Transactional Leadership and Leadership Development. Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, 5 (4), 117-130.
• Robinson, V.M.J., Lloyd, C.A., and Rowe, K.J. (2007). The Impact of Leadership on Student Outcomes: An Analysis of the Differential Effects of Leadership Types. Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis program of the New Zealand Ministry of Education.
• Schrik, P., Wasonga, T.A. (2019). The role of a school leader in academic outcomes:

Between self- efficacy and outcome expectations. Athens Journal of Education, 6(4), 271-306.

• Singphen, T., Poopayang, P., Siphai, S., and Charoensuk, P. (2019). Strategic leadership factors of school administrators influencing the effectiveness of small- sized schools. International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 11(3), 20-28
• Sreeramana, A. (2016). Creating Innovators through setting up organizational Vision, Mission, and Core Values: A Strategic Model in Higher Education. International Journal of Management, IT and Engineering (IJMIE), 6(1), 310-324.
• Sreeramana, A. (2015). How an effective leadership and governance supports to achieve institutional vision, mission and objectives. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, 2 (5), 154-161.
• Yanney, J. P. (2014). Business Strategy and Leadership Style: Impact on Organizational Performance in the Manufacturing Sector of Ghana. American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, 4(12).