| CODE | PLC5822 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Contemporary Catholic Institutions: Implications for Leadership | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pastoral Theology, Liturgy and Canon Law | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit addresses the important educational and pastoral role that Catholic institutions can play in contemporary society. In a secularised world and with more lay people being directly involved in teaching and leading such institutions it is important to explore the implications that being a member of a Church institution implies. Through this study-unit participants will be engaged in discussing the philosophical underpinnings and the tradition of church institutions both from an international and local perspective. Practical issues that are encountered on a day-to-day basis in such institutions will lead to an exploration of the values and principles that are needed to ensure that the identity and mission are endorsed. Students will be working in groups to address specific topics that will then be used to make a group presentation at the end of the study-unit. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit addresses the following main aims: 1. To explore the theoretical perspectives behind Catholic Institutions from an international and local perspective; 2. To engage participants in exploring real life situations that have implications for leadership; 3. To foster an understanding of the significance behind leadership and the role that is expected of leaders within a Catholic institution. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Relate to the tradition, identity and mission of Catholic institutions; - Engage with the transmission of the institutions' identity in practical terms; - Have a clear understanding of the educational and pastoral role played by Catholic institutions in contemporary society. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply the theoretical underpinnings to specific cases/ situations within a real life context; - Reflect and evaluate their own value-position in relation to Catholic institutions; - Critique the way values are transmitted on a day-to-day basis within such institutions. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Texts: Congregation for Catholic Education (2014) Instrumentum Laboris - Educating Today and Tomorrow: A Renewing Passion http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccatheduc/documents/rc_con_ccatheduc_doc_20140407_educare-oggi-e-domani_en.html Congregation for Catholic Education (1998),The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium, Vatican City, Rome Congregation for Catholic Education (1977), The Catholic School, Vatican City, Rome T.C. Hunt, T.E. Oldenski, T.J. Wallace Eds., (2000) Catholic School Leadership, Falmer Press, London R.M. Jacobs, 1998, The Grammar of Catholic Schooling, The National Catholic Educational Association, Washington R.M. Jacobs, 1996, The Vocation of the Catholic Educator, The National Catholic Educational Association, Washington Congregation for Catholic Education (2007), Educating Together in Catholic Schools. A Shared Mission between Consecrated Persons and the Lay Faithful, Vatican City, Rome Reading pack containing articles from leading journals (made available on VLE) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Group Learning, Lecture and Seminar | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Alan Scerri |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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