Postgraduate Course: International Perspectives on Education and Training (EDUA11011)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Comparative educational discussion relating UK and Western developed worlds and that of developing economies including educational policy, financing, quality and developing thoughts about expertise in comparative international education. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Please contact the course secretary before enrolling students to verify spaces available
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One essay of 4,000 words |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
1. To introduce students to the role played by education and training in developing economies.
2. To analyse in comparative perspective salient issues for educational policy and planning that are common to developing and industrialised countries.
3. To expose students to work on educational themes in developing countries which are related to their own areas of professional expertise within the UK.
4. To encourage a critical interest in the research evidence underpinning the major debates about school quality, educational financing, and the role of external aid.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| 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. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Gari Donn
Tel: (0131 6)51 6310
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Mairi Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 4241
Email: |
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