Course ME 1102 · Year I · Autumn 2026-2027

INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

Compulsory course in Educational management, taught by Letiția Muntean - Trif.

Overview

Lecturer
Letiția Muntean - Trif
Seminar tutor
Letiția Muntean - Trif
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Education Sciences - Masters
Field of study
Educational management
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, exemplification.
Entry requirements
Basic knowledge in the fundaments of pedagogy.

Aims

Acquisition by the students of knowledge and skills regarding the implementation modalities of training issues, organization of school activities;

Acquisition by the students of knowledge and skills regarding the implementation modalities of training issues, organization of school activities;

Acquisition by the students of knowledge and skills regarding the implementation modalities of training issues, organization of school activities;

Course contents

 Theoretical, conceptual approach: Educational structures, organizations, institutions and systems  The school’s specific as an organization. Organizational culture. Structural elements. Contents of the school’s culture: artefacts, perspectives, values and norms of the school, prerequisites.  Typologies of school organization  School organization climate. Term dellimitations. Elements influencing the school organization  Management of change in school institutions. Change and innovation in education. School reform as a type of change

Learning outcomes

Through the study of the discipline students are expected to be able to:  utilize correctly and in varied contexts the terminology specific to school organization from the perspective of educational management;  explain the main theories regarding organizations;  analyze the contents of the school culture;  analyze comparatively the effects of management styles on the school climate quality;  exemplify methods of investigating the organizational climate quality;

Assessment

Written paper – interpretative essay – 60%; continuous assessment – 40%.

Recommended reading

Dezvoltarea organizaţiei şcolare – repere teoretice şi metodologice, Editura Didactică şi Pedagogică R. A., Bucureşti;
Alecu Marin S.
2007
Tratat de management educațional pentru învățământul primar și preșcolar, Editura Paralela 45
Bocoș, Mușata, Răduț-Taciu, Ramona, Chiș, Olga,
2015
Manual de management educaţional, Editura ProGnosis,
Iosifescu, Ş.
2000
Elemente de management strategic şi proiectare, Colecţia Educaţia 2000+, Editura Corint, Bucureşti
Iosifescu, Ş.,
2000
Management educaţional pentru instituţiile de învăţământ, Editura Tipogrup press,
Iosifescu, Ş.
2001