Department of Education, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
ED20421: Education about democracy and development 1: key concepts |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Intermediate |
| Period: | Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW30EX70 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
| Requisites:
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| Description: | Aims: The intention of this unit is to introduce students to: * the relationship between (1) education and democracy; (2) education and social change; * historical and contextual tracing of concepts such as citizenship, participation, environment, action, well being, quality of life; * related fields of education (such as development education, education for sustainable development, citizenship education, environmental education, peace education and human rights education) and their key theories and pedagogical models; * examples of Government and Non Governmental Organisations working to promote education about international development. Learning Outcomes: In completing this unit students would be expected to: * be aware of some of the key debates and theories associated with democratic education and education for social change; * have an understanding of citizenship education theory and practice in the UK and elsewhere; * be familiar with the concepts, terminology and ideological underpinnings of different forms of education about international development, education for social change and democratic education. Skills: * Comprehensive and scholarly written communication (e.g. essays) [F/A] * Concise, time-bound and effective written communication (e.g. briefings / exams) [A] * Ability to select, summarise and synthesis written information from multiple sources [F/T] * Ability to develop rigorous arguments through precise use of concepts and models [F/T/A] * Ability to apply theory into practice [F/T] * Ability to select and use appropriate ideas to produce a coherent response to a pre-set question [F/T/A] * Ability to formulate a research question, then develop and present an original & coherent answer [F/T/A] * Ability to produce work to agreed specifications and deadlines [A] * Ability to work independently, without close supervision or guidance [F/A] * Ability to work effectively as part of a group or team [F] Content: The following topics will be covered: 1) Theorising democracy, education and learning (with reference to ideas of democratic participation in education and theorists such as John Dewey, Paulo Freire and Amy Gutmann); 2) Education for social change and pupil empowerment: the challenges of relating learning theories to educational practice; 3) Citizenship education theory, learning and teaching; 4) Anti-racist education and education for intercultural understanding; 5) The philosophy and theory of global citizenship education and cosmopolitanism; 6) Education for sustainable development and environmental education; 7) Development education and global education; 8) Peace education, Human Rights education and futures education; 9) The role of global education NGOs in the UK and elsewhere; 10) Problematising curriculum and pedagogy: selecting and transmitting development knowledge in schools and other educational institutions. |