Overcoming the limitations of a centralized educational system : a portfolio study examining a Jesuit school in Malta
Azzopardi Meli, Matthew (2023)
Azzopardi Meli, Matthew
2023
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023101027145
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023101027145
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St. Aloysius College Malta is a Jesuit-run school and is affiliated with other local Church schools. All Maltese Church schools have a signed collective agreement with the government of Malta which describes the roles and responsibilities of teachers and salary scales.
Through this portfolio research, a collection of work will be presented to outline the limitations of this collective agreement which is making Church schools in Malta harder to manage especially St. Aloysius College. The four themes which were discussed in this research were financial management, curriculum design, managing human capital and change management. This research concluded that St. Aloysius College would benefit from stronger connections with the international Jesuit schools around the world. In other words, should St. Aloysius College disassociate itself from the collective agreement signed with the local government, it would be more autonomous and thus be able to regulate and have more control on teachers’ contracts. An international Jesuit examination board would be established, and Jesuit colleges would run their own curriculum and syllabi.
Through this portfolio research, a collection of work will be presented to outline the limitations of this collective agreement which is making Church schools in Malta harder to manage especially St. Aloysius College. The four themes which were discussed in this research were financial management, curriculum design, managing human capital and change management. This research concluded that St. Aloysius College would benefit from stronger connections with the international Jesuit schools around the world. In other words, should St. Aloysius College disassociate itself from the collective agreement signed with the local government, it would be more autonomous and thus be able to regulate and have more control on teachers’ contracts. An international Jesuit examination board would be established, and Jesuit colleges would run their own curriculum and syllabi.