Educational Aims and Values in International Contexts
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EDUC4241 | Education | 4 | 20 | Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK |
- Code
- EDUC4241
- School
- Education
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK
Summary
This introductory module taken by students on the distance-learning PGCEi considers international contexts for education and ideas from the philosophy of education and about the purposes of education in different settings. It introduces a philosophical, comparative and observational focus, which runs throughout the PGCEi course.
Target Students
Available for PGCEi students.
Classes
This module is delivered digitally, with tutorial support included.
Assessment
- 100% COURSEWORK: 4000 words or equivalent.
- PARTICIPATION: Completion of Process Work and Assignment Proposal. Assessed Pass/Fail.
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
The aims of the module are:to develop an understanding of education as a world-wide phenomenonto enable teachers to understand their own education system from an international perspectiveto develop appreciation of the philosophical basis of educationto develop a range of frameworks for making sense of educational contextsto develop alternative perspectives on schools, classrooms and their purposes.Learning Outcomes
On completion of the Educational aims and values in international contexts module, participants should have gained:
A Knowledge and understanding
• A1 A broad grasp of a number of philosophical approaches to education
• A2 An understanding of various aspects of professional practice in international contexts
• A3 An appreciation of several theoretical frameworks for understanding educational contexts.
B Intellectual skills
• B1 A critical appreciation of the interrelationship between pedagogical theory and professional practice.
• B2 Improved expertise in critical reading of academic and professional literatures
• B3 The ability to synthesise complex material from disparate sources.
C Professional practical skills
• C1 Expertise in use of a comparative understanding of educational systems in relation to the formation and implementation of school policy
• C2 Improved ability to apply research evidence to professional practice.