Unit name | Education, Inequality and Social Justice |
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Unit code | EDUCM0022 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Walker |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one | |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The unit will explore the role of education in perpetuating and overcoming inequality and in promoting social justice. Topics covered will include the nature of and interaction between different kinds of inequalities in the global era including those based on social class, ethnicity and gender; theoretical perspectives on the relationship between education, inequality and social justice; evidence for the role of education in reproducing and overcoming inequalities; and, practical strategies that can be used by policy makers, leaders and practitioners for overcoming inequalities. The unit will draw on evidence and on case studies from the UK and from around the world including Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas and from a range of organisational settings. Participants will be encouraged to apply insights gained to their own contexts. The aim of the unit is to develop critical understanding of educations role in reproducing and overcoming inequality and in promoting social justice in the UK and internationally.
The unit aims to:
By the end of the unit students will demonstrate:
This unit will be taught using a blended approach consisting of a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous activities including seminars, lectures, reading and discussions.
The Summative assessment for the unit will be on the basis of a 4,000 word assignment in which students will be required to develop the case studies used in their class presentations. This will demand that students apply key concepts and theoretical approaches to cases related (wherever possible) to their own practice with a view to developing clearer understanding of equality issues.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.