Unit name | Education, Schooling and Diversity |
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Unit code | SPOL10039 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Twum-Danso Imoh |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will consider the diverse and often competing purposes of education and the relationship between discourses of education and formal schooling. We will take a critical and post-structural perspective on contemporary education not only in England, but also in other societies and consider the nature of formal schooling that has evolved since the advent of the social welfare state and the impact of politics and ideologies on these. Themes that we will study in depth are the curricula developments in compulsory schooling and the relationships between knowledge, learning and assessment. Underpinning this unit will be a consideration of the diversity of learners and learning contexts and we will address some of the complexities of gender, culture, ethnicity, ability and special educational needs in classrooms and the role that education can play in combating societal inequalities. Through assessment we will encourage critical reflection on students’ own learning processes.
Unit aims:
After completing this unit successful students will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through blended learning involving a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, including weekly lectures, practical activities supported by study-group sessions and self-directed exercises. Outside of lectures learning will be more applied, substantive and in-depth and will take the form of self-paced, material delivered which is undertaken individually or supported by pair and group work, and involving elements of tutor feedback and peer-assessment. We will make use of a range of collaboration tools to foster a collaborative, creative and community mindset. Feedback will be provided for formal assessments, preparation for which will be supported through weekly studygroup sessions.
Part 1: Learning resource and report 50% (1500 words) - this will assess ILOs 4+5
Part 2: Theorised reflective essay (50% marks) (1500 words) - this will assess ILOs 1-3