Master program in Educational
Leadership (EdLead)
2013 - 2016
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Master program in Educational Leadership
(EdLead)
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543848-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-RS-TEMPUS-JPCR
Grant applicant:
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University of Kragujevac (UKG), P1, Serbia
Partners:
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University of Belgrade (UB), P2, Serbia
University of Novi Sad (UNS), P3, Serbia
University of Nis (UNI), P4, Serbia
Institute for Educational Research (IPI), P5, Serbia
Netherlands School of Educational Management (NSO), P6, The Netherlands
University of Jyväskylä (UJ), P7, Finland
University of Szeged (SZTE), P8, Hungary
Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza (UAIC), P9, Romania
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (MEST), P10, Serbia
Head Teacher Association of Primary Schools of Novi Sad (HTAPSNS), P11, Serbia
Association of High School Principals of Novi Sad (AHSPNS), P12, Serbia
City municipality of Zvezdara (CMZ), P13, Serbia
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Master program in Educational Leadership
(EdLead)
• Duration of the project:
– Dec 1, 2013 – Nov 30, 2016
• Budget of the project:
– Total: 767,123 eur
– EU grant: 690,411 eur
– Co-financing: 76,712 eur
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Master program in Educational Leadership
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Partner Ref. N°
Abbreviation
Country code
P1
UKG
RS
164 293.04
P2
UB
RS
103 284.51
P3
UNS
RS
90 933.96
P4
UNI
RS
92 119.52
P5
IPI
RS
36 762.53
P6
NSO
NL
74 387.19
P7
UJ
FI
66 515.74
P8
SZTE
HU
34 162.63
P9
UAIC
RO
16 538.46
P10
MEST
RS
45 570.98
P11
HTAPSNS
RS
18 001.68
P12
AHSPNS
RS
18 001.68
P13
CMZ
RS
6 551.74
TOTAL:
TOTAL ELIGIBLE Costs (€)
767 123.66
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Total budget
Project costs
Direct costs
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Staff costs
270,772.00
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Travel & Stay costs
271,610.00
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Equipment costs
129,800.00
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Printing & Publishing costs
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Other costs
Total eligible direct costs
Indirect costs
Total eligible costs
7,800.00
36,956.00
716,938.00
50,185.66
767,123.66
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Master program in Educational Leadership
(EdLead)
• Main goals of the project – first:
– Develop and implement a joint, modern, interdisciplinary 60
ECTS Master program in Educational Leadership, including
professional development (PD) courses, that will address
Serbian Standards for Competencies for principals, Law on the
Foundations of the Educational System and Strategy for
Development of Education, as well as be built on rigorous
research evidence and Bologna principles. The program will be
modular and practice-oriented, and will increase competencies
of aspiring educational leaders, school principals and middle
management, as well as of school boards and employees in
local, regional and national educational authorities.
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Master program in Educational Leadership
(EdLead)
• Main goals of the project – second:
– Establish an Educational Leadership Network for
exchange of experiences, discourse on educational
leadership, identification of issues in educational
leadership in Serbia, and formulation of
recommendations for their improvement.
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• Main work packages:
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WP 1 (DEV):
WP 2 (DEV):
WP 3 (DEV):
WP 4 (DEV):
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WP 5 (DEV):
WP 6 (QPLN):
WP 7 (DISS):
WP 8 (EXP):
WP 9 (MGMT):
Needs analysis and review of state of art
Syllabi, materials, methods, equipment
Training of trainers
Implementation of the master program and PD
courses
Education Leadership Network
Quality plan
Dissemination
Exploitation
Management
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WP 1 (DEV) – Needs analysis and review of state of art
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Act. 1.1 An analysis of needs of 120 Serbian principals and education public
servants
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Act. 1.2 Review of current theory and empirical research findings, as well as of
exemplary preparation programs
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Review M3-M5; Feb-Apr 2014; report M6; May 2014
Act. 1.3 Consortium meeting at P6 - NSO to assess all gathered information and
agree upon the concept and the structure of the Master program in Educational
Leadership and PD courses; includes professional development of Serbian academic
staff and a Steering Committee meeting
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Analysis M3-M5; Feb-Apr 2014; report M6; May 2014
M7; Jun 2014
Act. 1.4 Drafting of the final report containing concept and structure of the Master
program and PD courses (target groups, learning outcomes, competencies, number
and order of courses, core / module / elective, ECTS, etc)
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M8; Jul 2014
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WP 2 (DEV) – Syllabi, materials, methods, equipment
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Act. 2.1 Development of detailed syllabi for each course in the Master program and
PD
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Act 2.2. Identification of appropriate teaching materials (literature, video-clips, etc)
and teaching methods (lecture, group work, independent inquiry, etc) for each
course
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M14; Jan 2015
Act. 2.4 Revision and finalization of the syllabi, teaching materials and methods on
the basis of the meeting recommendations
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M9-M13; Aug-Dec 2014
Act. 2.3 Consortium meeting at P8 - Szeged to present and comment on draft
syllabi, teaching materials and methods and QA procedures (Act 6.4); includes
professional development of Serbian academic staff and a Steering Committee
meeting
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M9-M13; Aug-Dec 2014
M15-M16; Feb-Mar 2015
Act. 2.5 Tendering, purchasing, and installation of technical equipment and books at
Serbian universities
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Tendering M14; Jan 2015; purchasing and installation M17-M18; Apr-May 2015
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• WP 3 (DEV) – Training of trainers
• Act. 3.1 Selection of academic staff to teach in the Master program
and PD courses (25), as well as selection of experienced principals
(25) and employees from the Regional school authorities (25) to be
mentors / provide practical training in the Master program
– M9, Aug 2014
• Act. 3.2 Training of 75 academic staff & mentors by the EU partners
– M11-M18; Oct 2014-May 2015
• Act. 3.3 Consortium meeting at P7 - Jyvaskyla to address, fine
tune and finalize any remaining issues regarding training and
courses; includes professional development of Serbian academic
staff and a Steering Committee meeting
– M19; Jun 2015
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• WP 4 (DEV) – Implementation of the master program and PD
courses
• Act. 4.1 Development of criteria for student selection, selection and
enrollment of 50 students into the joint Master program between
universities and of 25 attendees of PD courses
– M22; Sep 2015
• Act. 4.2 Implementation of the Master program and PD courses
– M23-M36; Oct 2015-Nov 2016
• Act. 4.3 Seminars / workshops of EU academic staff in Serbia
– M24, M28; Nov 2015, Mar 2016
• Act. 4.4 Internships of Master program students (20) at EU partner
institutions
– M29-M30; Apr-May 2015
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• WP 5 (DEV) – Education Leadership Network
• Act. 5.1 Establishment of the Educational Leadership Network
among the Consortium partners
– M11; Oct 2014
• Act. 5.2 Identification of major issues related to educational
leadership in Serbia and identification of other parties interested in
educational leadership
– M15-M16, M19-M20, M23-M24, M27-M28, M31-M32, M35-M36; FebMar 2015, Jun-Jul 2015, Oct-Nov 2015, Feb-Mar 2016, Jun-Jul 2016,
Oct-Nov 2016
• Act. 5.3 Meetings with policymakers to highlight and propose
recommendations to the major issues / problems in educational
leadership in Serbia
– M22, M26, M30, M34; Sep 2015, Jan 2016, May 2016, Sep 2016
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WP 6 (QPLN) – Quality plan
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Act. 6.1 Formative evaluation of the project (curriculum, syllabi, teaching
methods and materials, training, implementation) by the partner staff
– M6, M13, M18, M25, M32-M33; May 2014, Dec 2014, May 2015, Dec 2015, JulAug 2016
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Act. 6.2 Evaluation of the project (curriculum, syllabi, teaching methods
and materials, QA procedures, training, implementation) by the external
expert
– M9, M17, M27, M32-M33, M35; Aug 2014, Apr 2015, Feb 2016, Jul-Aug 2016,
Oct 2016
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Act. 6.3 Inter-Tempus coaching
– M18; May 2015
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Act. 6.4 Development of and adoption of quality assurance mechanisms
in line with both good EU practices and procedures at Serbian universities
– M4-M5, M14, M16-M17, M28-M29; Mar-Apr 2014, Jan 2015, Mar-Apr 2015, MarApr 2016
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WP 7 (DISS) – Dissemination
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Act. 7.1 Web site development, maintenance and update
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Act. 7.2 Preparation and distribution of the user-friendly, practitioner-oriented
Handbook "Best practices in Educational Leadership“
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M18-M36; May 2015-Nov 2016
Act. 7.5 Dissemination conferences / Student info days
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Preparation M17; Apr 2015; distribution M18-M19, M22, M30-M31, M34; May-Jun 2015, Sep
2015, May-Jun 2016, Sep 2016
Act. 7.4 Promotion of the Master program and PD courses and Education
Leadership Network at various conferences (organized by MoE, Regional school
authorities, Regional centers for professional development, etc) and through media
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Preparation M16-M17; Mar-Apr 2015; distribution M18-M19, M22, M30-M31, M34; May-Jun
2015, Sep 2015, May-Jun 2016, Sep 2016
Act. 7.3 Preparation and distribution of the Master program and PD courses
brochure
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M3-M36; Feb 2014-Nov 2016
M18-M19, M22, M30-M31, M34; May-Jun 2015, Sep 2015, May-Jun 2016, Sep 2016
Act. 7.6 Final project conference
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M34; Sep 2016
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WP 8 (EXP) – Exploitation
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Act. 8.1 Preparation and submission of accreditation documentation, with
subsequent re-accreditation in five years, assuring continuation of the Master
program implementation
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Act. 8.2 Preparation and submission of registration documentation for the
Catalogue of PD training, with subsequent re-authorization, assuring continuation of
the LLL opportunities for principals and other leaders
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M16-M17; Mar-Apr 2015
Act. 8.3 Ensuring institutionalization of the joint Master program at universities by
establishing needed overseeing bodies and defining inter-university cooperation
(relationships and obligations) regarding the joint program; revisiting if needed after
more experience with the program
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M16-M17; Mar-Apr 2015
Institutionalization M16-M17; Mar-Apr 2015; revisiting M28-M29; Mar-Apr 2016
Act. 8.4 Continuation of: Web site maintenance and update; Distribution of the
Master program and PD courses brochure; Promotion of the Master program and PD
courses through conferences, media and student info days; Educational Leadership
Network activities; Program evaluations
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M16-M36; Mar-2015-Nov 2016
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• WP 9 (MGMT) – Management
• Act. 9.1 Meetings of PC partners for coordination and management
purposes; also occasions to work jointly on other WPs
– M1-M36; Dec 2013-Nov 2016
• Act. 9.2 Kick-off and Steering Committee meetings
– M2, M7, M14, M19, M26 - via video-conferencing, M34; Jan 2014, Jun
2014, Jan 2015, Jun 2015, Jan 2015, Sep 2015
• Act. 9.3 Project monitoring
– M1-M36; Dec 2013-Nov 2016
• Act. 9.4 Project reporting
– Four internal reports (M6, M12, M24, M30; May 2014, Nov 2014, Nov
2015, May 2016); Progress report (M17-M18; Apr-May 2015); Audit
report (M35-M36; Oct-Nov 2016); Final report (M35-M36; Oct-Nov
2016)
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• Partner roles
– UKG (P1), UB (P2), UNS (P3) & UNI (P4): Development and
implementation of Master program and PD courses; ELN
• UKG (P1) lead partner for WP 4 (DEV) – Implementation of the
master program and PD courses and WP 9 (MNGT) – Management
• UB (P2) lead partner for WP 8 (EXP) – Exploitation
• UNS (P3) lead partner for WP 2 (DEV) – Syllabi, materials,
methods, equipment
• UNI (P4) lead partner for WP 7 (DISS) – Dissemination
– IPI (P5): Needs analysis, review of state-of-art research and
preparatory programs on educational leadership; Development
and implementation of some PD courses; ELN
• Lead partner for WP 1 (DEV) – Needs analysis and review of state
of art
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• Partner roles
– NSO (P6): Expertise and help in development of the Master
program and PD courses; Provision of trainings of the teachers
& mentors, giving guest seminars and organizing a student
internship period in the Netherlands; ELN
• Lead partner for WP 5 (DEV) – Education Leadership Network
– UJ (P7): Participation in all activities as NSO
• Lead partner for WP 3 (DEV) – Training of trainers
– SZTE (P8): Participation in all activities as NSO
• Lead partner for WP 6 (QPLN) – Quality plan
– UAIC (P9): Participation in all activities as NSO (except for
student internship period)
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– MEST (P10)
• Provision of access to 23 employees at regional school authorities
and 15 principals to be trained to improve their own capacities and
help universities with the mentorship component. Provision of
insight into practical issues in schools’ everyday lives during
development and implementation of the Master program and PD
courses; ELN
– HTAPSNS (P11) & AHSPNS (P12)
• Participation in all activities as MEST (total of 10 principal mentors)
– CMZ (P13)
• Participation in all activities as MEST (total 2 experts with
knowledge of municipal participation in education).
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Master program in Educational Leadership
(EdLead)
• Year 1 timeline (WP1):
• Feb-Apr 2014: Analysis of needs (Act. 1.1) and
Review of research and preparation
programs (Act. 1.2)
• May 2014:
Reports are produced
• Jun 2014:
Consortium meeting at NSO (Act.
1.3)
• Jul 2014:
Final report on concept and structure
of the Master program and PD courses
(Act. 1.4)
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• Year 1 timeline, cont’d (WP 2 & WP3):
• Aug 2014:
Selection of academic staff,
principals and employees
from the Regional school
authorities (Act. 3.1)
• Aug-Dec 2014:
Development of detailed syllabi
(Act. 2.1)
• Aug-Dec 2014:
Identification of appropriate
teaching materials and
teaching methods (Act. 2.2)
• Oct 2014-May 2015:
Training of 75 academic staff &
mentors (Act. 3.2)
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• Year 1 timeline, cont’d (WP 5 & WP 6):
• Oct 2014:
Establishment of the
Educational Leadership
Network (Act. 5.1)
• May 2014, Dec 2014: Formative evaluation (Act. 6.1)
• Aug 2014:
Evaluation of the project (Act.
6.2)
• Mar-Apr 2014:
Development of and adoption of
quality assurance
mechanisms (Act. 6.4)
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• Year 1 timeline, cont’d (WP 7, WP 8 & WP 9):
• Feb 2014-Nov 2016:
Web site development
(Act. 7.1)
• 2014:
Preparation and submission of
accreditation documentation
(Act. 8.1) (listed as Mar-Apr
2015 – late)
• Dec 2013-Nov 2016:
Meetings of PC partners (Act.
9.1)
• Jan 2014, Jun 2014:
Kick-off and Steering
Committee meetings (Act. 9.2)
• Dec 2013-Nov 2016:
Project monitoring (Act. 9.3)
• May 2014, Nov 2014: Project reporting (Act. 9.4)
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Master program in Educational Leadership
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• Next steps…
– Research group
– Gathering of literature for the WP 1
• state-of-art research
• effective programs
• Standards of competences, Strategy, other nat’l documents
– Design of the needs analysis study for the WP 1
• Questionnaires
• Focus groups
• Sample (and help gathering it)
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• Next steps…
– Choice of principals and employees of Regional
school authorities
– Talks with MEST on the potential relationships
between the Master program and PD courses and
current activities of the MEST regarding leadership
(action plans, working groups, licensing, bylaws, etc)
– Meetings of UKG, UB, UNS and UNI academic and
Rectorate staff to decide on the best mode of the joint
program
– Dates for the NL trip in June
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