This is a compulsory commencing core unit for students in the Masters of Education.
Unit details
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Learning Outcomes
1. | Articulate a broad knowledge of education issues in the contemporary context; | ||
2. | Exhibit comprehensive knowledge and understanding of debates on one major issue in relation to one or more education and training sectors; | ||
3. | Analyse and position themselves in relation to global and local professional and scholarly educational debates; and | ||
4. | Critically relate the current formulations of issues with arenas for educational action, including their own professional sphere of education. |
Assessment
Assessment type | Description | Grade |
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Exercise | Participatory issues analyses (equivalent to 1000 words) | 20% |
Assignment | Group presentation of issue analysis (part A) (equivalent to 1750 words) | 35% |
Assignment | Individual evaluation (part B) (equivalent to 750 words) | 15% |
Presentation | Individual oral report on educator’s standpoint (equivalent to 3000 words) | 30% |
Required reading
Education, Change and Society.
Welch A, Connell R, Mockler N, et al. (2018)
Oxford University Press.
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