Unit name | Education and Social Change |
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Unit code | EDUC10002 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Paulson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit introduces students to:
Using education in the UK and its regions as the critical case, the aims of the unit are to enable students to:
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
Classes will involve a combination of lectures, class discussion, investigative activities, debates and group presentations. Students will be expected to engage with readings and participate on a weekly basis.
Formative assessment:
a) a seminar presentation on a jointly researched topic (ILO 2&3)
b) a 500 word topic summary (ILO 1)
Summative assessment:
ILO 1 -3 : A 1,000 word (maximum) essay, based on the presentation (40%); and a two-hour written exam (60%), requiring essay-based answers chosen from a list of titles reflecting the learning outcomes and content of the unit as a whole.
Allen, R. and Burgess, S. (2010) The Future of Competition and Accountability in Education. London 2020 Public Services Trust.
Ball, S. (2013) The Education Debate (2nd Edition). Bristol: Policy Press.
Benn, C. and Chitty, C. (1996) Thirty Years On: Is Comprehensive Education Alive and Well or Struggling to Survive? London: David Fulton.
Biesta, G. (2009) Good Education in An Age of Measurement: On the Need to Reconnect with the Question of Purpose in Education. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 21:1, pp. 33-46.
Dufour, B. and Curtis, W. (Eds) (2011) Studying Education: An Introduction To The Key Disciplines In Education Studies. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Jones, K. (2016) Education in Britain. 1944 to the present (2nd Edition). Cambridge: Polity Press.
Lowe, R. (2007) The Death of Progressive Education: How Teachers Lost Control of the Classroom. London: Routledge.
Marples, R. (2010) What is Education For? In Bailey, R. (ed.) The Philosophy of Education: An Introduction (pp. 435-446). London: Continuum.