Understanding Contexts
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EDUC4319 | Education | 4 | 20 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- EDUC4319
- School
- Education
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
Contexts is about national and international contexts for education and considers ideas from the philosophy of education about the purposes of education in different national settings. This introductory module introduces a philosophical, comparative and observational focus which runs throughout the course. Units within the module will include: Curriculum, Understanding International Contexts and Understanding the Classroom.
This module consists of 200 hours of study. These will include activities based on engagement with materials on Moodle, journal articles, book chapters, educational policy documents, artefacts, audio files, digitalised video and website links. Students will be encouraged to inquire into and develop their own educational practices, beliefs and values. The face-to-face programme will involve small group, pair and individual work, seminar presentations, whole group interaction and individual tutorials.
Target Students
Available to students on the Post Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies.
Classes
This module is delivered through a mix of seminars and tutorials.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework 1: 4000 word written assignment
Assessed in both autumn & spring semest
Educational Aims
The aims of the module are to:* Develop an understanding of education and education systems* Develop appreciation of the philosophical basis of the school curriculum* Develop a range of frameworks for making sense of educational contexts* Encourage critical and creative thinking about schools, classrooms and their purposesLearning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
• A broad grasp of philosophical approaches to education
• An understanding of effective classroom practice in a range of contexts
• An appreciation of theoretical frameworks for making sense of educational contexts
Intellectual Skills
• Critical appreciation of the interrelationship between pedagogical theory and classroom practice
• Improved expertise in critical reading of academic and professional literatures
• The ability to synthesise complex material from disparate sources
Professional practical skills
• Expertise in reading classrooms and analysing teaching and learning through observation
• Improved ability to apply research evidence to professional practice
Transferable (key) skills
• The ability to critically reflect on personal development as a teacher
• The ability to read, analyse and synthesize academic and professional literature