Postgraduate Course: Adult Education and Lifelong Learning (EDUA11189)
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 | Exploration of key concepts and debates in adult education, lifelong learning : educational, historical, theoretical, ideological, political. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
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: 35 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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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 develop a critical understanding of major historical, theoretical and ideological perspectives relevant to the study of adult education and lifelong learning.
2. To explore the social, cultural and political contexts of current policy, research and practice.
3. To review key debates in the field of adult learning.
4. To examine the relationship between adult education, lifelong learning and social change.
5. To consider the meanings of adult literacy and their implications for policy and practice.
6. To scrutinise the contemporary policy agenda for active citizenship, lifelong learning and social inclusion
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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 | adult education |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jim Crowther
Tel: (0131 6)51 6176
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Mairi Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 4241
Email: |
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