Postgraduate Course: Education Policy and the Politics of Education (EDUA11187)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Education |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course focuses on the politics of education and education policy. In so doing, it applies concepts from the policy literature within the social sciences (policy cycle, policy text production, policy implementation, the state, new public management) to the study of education policy. Education policy is also located within the politics of education and set against changing policy settlements since the second world war (eg Keynesianism, Neo-liberalism and ?Third Way= politics). Doing policy analysis in education, including issues to do with methodologies and epistemologies, is a further topic dealt with. The course also looks at the effects of globalization upon the politics of education and education policy. Here there is a focus on the OECD and Europe, as well as issues of policy convergence/divergence, and borrowing and learning. Overall then, the course is designed to develop understandings of the politics of education and education policy, how to do policy analysis, and recent policy developments in education. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 11,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Additional Notes |
Please contact the course secretary before enrolling students to verify spaces available
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. An understanding of the policy literature within the social sciences and its application to education policy
2. A knowledge of the major contemporary issues in educational policy, including the effects and impact of globalization, the OECD and EU
3. An understanding of how to do policy analysis in education
4. A knowledge of contemporary education politics and relevant concepts from political science
5. Demonstrating an awareness of the theoretical, methodological and ethical issues involved in doing educational policy analysis and analysis of the politics of education.
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Assessment Information
| One written assignment of 4,000 words |
Special Arrangements
| This course is open to students from other schools, however, please contact the course secretary prior to enrolling your Tutee in order to verify that there is space available; students on MSc Educational Research and MSc Education have priority. |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Education, Policy, Politics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Gari Donn
Tel: (0131 6)51 6310
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Course secretary | Mrs Alison Edie
Tel: (0131 6)51 4241
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