ED20436: Education inequalities in low income contexts
[Page last updated: 05 August 2021]
| Academic Year: | 2021/2 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Education |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW100 |
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| Aims: | The intention of this unit is to:
* introduce students to current global policy priorities and their development with reference to `Education for All' goals, the EFA Global Monitoring report, and the Sustainable Development Goals. . * Develop students' awareness of educational inequalities in low income contexts and the particular groups of children who do not access education regularly and/or experience discrimination in educational settings. * introduce students to the relationship between social marginalisation and educational marginalisation. |
| Learning Outcomes: | In completing this unit students would be expected to:
* critically review the development of key national and international policy documentation on the education of children * recognise different perspectives and theories that help us to understand education and inequality * Critically engage with these perspectives and theories to explore how geography, gender and socio-economic disadvantage serve as major barriers to education ( that serve as major barriers to education * Evaluate the effectiveness of international and national policies and interventions for children in accessing education. |
| Skills: | * Comprehensive and scholarly written communication (assessed essay) [T/F/A] * Effective oral communication (seminar presentations) [F] * Ability to select, summarise and synthesis written information from multiple sources [T/F/A] * Ability to develop rigorous arguments through precise use of concepts and models [T/F/A] * Ability to select and use appropriate ideas to produce a coherent response to a pre-set question [T/F/A] * Ability to formulate a research question, then develop and present an original & coherent answer [T/F] * Ability to produce work to agreed specifications and deadlines [F/A] * Ability to work independently, without close supervision or guidance [F/A] * Intercultural understanding and sensitivity (F) |
| Content: | The following topics will be included:
* Historical background to the current global policy context for education in low income contexts (including EFA, the MDGs and SDGs) * Theories and perspectives for exploring educational inequalities (e.g. rights- based approaches and key concepts of inclusion, marginalisation and equity) * Global inequalities - which are the main groups of children out of school? What characterises these groups (e.g. geography, gender, poverty)? * National inequalities - case studies of countries with large educational inequality (e.g India, Ecuador, South Africa) * Global, national and local interventions to support all children to access school and improve their learning and livelihood outcomes. |
| Programme availability: |
ED20436 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Education
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