Contemporary Issues in Education & Training

This module draws on research – as well as theoretical models and methods from different educational contexts – to give you an understanding of the main issues in the world of education today.  By examining current controversies, research evidence and policy recommendations; you’ll develop a critical approach to the production of knowledge. What you learn will help you understand and evaluate education, both in the UK and internationally.

What does the module cover?

Identify the ideologies underpinning educational policies in the UK and abroad and evaluate key policy changes.  Use conceptual frameworks in understanding the decision-making process in refugee education provision.  Evaluate changes within refugee education and assess how these individuals and institutions mediate change.  Engage with the ethical and political implications of multicultural and anti-racist discourse within the education process.  Describe the wider social consequences of education policy changes, particularly in relation to equity, inclusion and wider participation. Finally, you’ll explore the relationships between social exclusion and restricted access to education.

More Information

Module Code:

ED3002

Key topics

• Contemporary challenges in higher education
• The politics of teacher training: An examination of the American and British models.
• Teacher Professionalism in a knowledge based economy.
• Recent government policies on school exclusion.
• Evidence based educational research: A model of good practice
• School governing bodies and their role in school effectiveness.
• The training of migrants and refugees.
• The Education system under ‘New Labour’
• Equality and Practice: The Vision of the Learning & Skills Council

Pre-requisites

None

Number of credits & study time

20 credits / 200 hours

Assessment

You’ll need to complete a number of assessments as part of your coursework that can be forward to your academic tutor for grading and comments.

The summative assessment for this module is a coursework essay of 3,500-4000 words.