The rationale for developing Master of Educational Leadership and Management

The need to improve the education sector in Somalia and the concern about its quality are increasing, especially with the relatively high primary and secondary school enrollment rate in recent times. It comes at the forefront of quality development, the shift from hiring untrained lecturers and teachers who lack the necessary educational skills, which is one of the main reasons that led to the production of a low-quality workforce in the country. The problem gets worse when ineffective strategies are applied to solve the dilemma, such as employing foreigners from neighboring countries, which may lead to high unemployment rate among the local population.

However, it is auspicious that the Ministry of Education is making great efforts to improve the overall situation of education in the country and particularly the teacher training. In line with these efforts, the Faculty of Education & Social Sciences, Somali National University took the initiative in developing Master of Educational Leadership and Management which aims to improve teaching methods of professionals in the country’s educational sector. This will lead to improving the overall quality of the educational institutions in the country which in turn leads to improving the results of these institutions in producing a high-quality workforce for the country.

Vision

The Master of Educational Leadership and Management seeks to become a leading program in the region that designed with a vision to enhance the knowledge, skills, and competencies of teachers in educational administration to build sustainable institutions in every aspect.

Mission

The Master of Educational Leadership and Management aims to prepare competent teachers by providing graduates with a deep understanding of literature related to educational administration and management, promoting critical thinking, creative and analytical approaches and artistic expression, and applying knowledge effectively in a professional environment in accordance with the highest international standards.

Objectives 

This program seeks to achieve the following goals

• Providing primary, secondary, and tertiary education sectors affiliated to the directorates of education in Somalia, with highly qualified educational administrators who contributes to achieving the development plans of the country.
• Implementing training programs to achieve the requirements of excellence and sustainable professional development at various levels of education.
• Demonstrate the highest standards of professional practice.
• Applying educational research results, in response to the real problems experienced by country’s educational institutions, and providing innovative solutions to address these problems.

Guiding criteria for course selection

The following three criteria are guiding the selection of courses for this program.

• The courses must focus on and connect the theories of educational administration and practice.
• The focus of the courses must be on educational leadership and the developmental needs of young students and adults and lifelong education.
• The program must be suitable for preparing highly qualified educational cadres and building sustainable institutions in every aspect with high

Course outline                                                       

		Semester – 1
		Educational planning and policy
		Theories of educational administration
		Advanced educational psychology
		Teaching and learning techniques and their management

		Semester – 2
		Human resource management in education
		Financial management in education
		Curriculum management and instructional supervision
		Research methods in Education

		Semester – 3
		Total quality management in education
		Records management in education
		Educational measurement and statistics
		Islamic perspectives in Educational Administration

                                             

                                                 Semester – 4

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