2015-2016
Education in Perspective: Why Education Matters
Code: IS262
Category: Social sciences and philosophy
Level: 4
Credits: 15
Teaching Pattern
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Seminar
3 x 3hrs
3 x 3hrs
3 x 3hrs
3 x 3hrs
Tutorial
1 x 20mins
*in addition to the above formal teaching sessions you will be expected to do approximately 126 hours of
independent study over the 4 weeks.
Outline
What does it mean to educate and be educated in a global context? We discuss the meanings,
purposes and philosophies of education, covering topics such as education for social and economic
reproduction and education for individual and social transformation. Drawing on UK and global
perspectives, you consider how education can be understood using contributions from sociology,
philosophy and economics. You take a critical perspective on classroom education, addressing how
education accounts for difference and the effectiveness of diverse pedagogies. You apply this
critical perspective to education policy considering how education links to economic concerns,
international development and globalisation. This module is specifically designed to appeal to
students from different academic backgrounds.
Proposed course outline
Week 1: Meanings and purposes of education
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Definitions, meanings and philosophes
Education for social and economic reproduction
Education for transformation
Week 2: Education systems
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Primary education
Secondary education
Post-compulsory education – from higher education to alternative education
Week 3: Critical perspectives on pedagogy
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Student centred learning
Diversity and difference
Using critical pedagogies
Week 4: Critical perspectives on education policy
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Education and globalisation – Education for All, Millennium Development Goals
SUMMER Session 2
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Policy transfer, policy borrowing
Equity and access
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of UK, European and global theories and
systems of education
Show a developing understanding of the connections between theory, policy and
practice in the field of education.
Reflect on theoretical approaches to education pedagogy and policy in a variety of
contexts.
Evaluate and communicate ideas and research findings effectively, clearly and fluently
by written, oral or visual means, drawing on appropriate research paradigms, methods
and literature.
Contacts
Kourosh Kouchakpour
Email: [email protected]
Indicative Reading List
Bartlett, S. & Burton, D. (2007) Introduction to Education Studies, London: Sage
Curtis, W. & Dufour, B. (2011) Studying education: an introduction to the key disciplines in education
studies eBook Maidenhead: Open University Press 2011
Halsey, A.H., Lauder, H., Brown, P., Wells, A.(Editors) (1997) Education: Culture, Economy, Society, Oxford:
Oxford University Press
Kassem, D., Mufti, E., & Robinson, J. (2006) Education Studies: Issues and Critical Perspectives,
Maidenhead: Open University Press
University Library
The Library,
University of Sussex,
Brighton
BN1 9QL
Phone: 01273 678163
[email protected]
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SUMMER Session 2