Contemporary Social Forces Reform the Curriculum Leadership

The Student leadership in curriculum development and reform project

Both in the Australian Higher Education sector and internationally, the student voice plays an important role in helping universities improve the overall student experience. This paper explores the role of student leaders in influencing and enhancing teaching and learning in Australian Universities. It pays particular attention to the skills, knowledge and personal characteristics required in s...

Challenges for Curriculum Leadership in Contemporary Teacher Education

This paper outlines the complex contemporary milieu of Australian teacher education within which curriculum leaders responsible for designing teacher education programs must make their program design decisions. Particular attention is paid to the collision of vertical (‘hierarchical’ or 'academic rationalist') and horizontal (‘flat’ or 'student-centred') curriculum discourses as a program desig...

Introduction: A Contemporary Social Psychology of Leadership

From its inception as a distinct discipline devoted to the scientific study of how people influence and are influenced by others, social psychologists have explored the nature of leadership. After noting the origins of leadership research in the work of such early theorists as Le Bon, Freud, and Lewin, we discuss the four key themes addressed in this volume: (1) the characteristics of the leade...

Contemporary social historical perspectives on mental health reform.

Argumentation, leadership, and curriculum

In volume 8(1) Litalien wrote about the value of thinking deeply about and seriously debating some of the more significant issues in health care. In this issue, Leontowicz bluntly assesses the ability of medical students to argue productively as largely wanting. Thankfully, Dr. Epstein has contributed an illuminating commentary to accompany the Leontowicz and Litalien letters boldly stating: “[...