Postgraduate Course: Learning for Democracy (EDUA11327)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course starts from the premise that democracy is as much a social and cultural process as a set of political institutions. A primary focus for this course will be the changing relations between the state, economy and civil society, particularly in the context of globalisation. Learning for democracy implies an active role for education in resourcing and supporting marginalised and powerless groups to pursue their democratic interests. This approach will allow us to reflect critically on discourses of citizenship and education emerging from different contexts and actors. |
| Course description |
Changing relations between state, civil society and the economy in different national contexts
Democracy, power, empowerment and citizenship
Learning in and from social movements
Popular education
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | none |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | none |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the contribution of a range of perspectives on learning for democracy
- Identify and articulate a range of interests and actors with an interest in learning for democracy
- Explore the relationship between macro institutional processes and micro experiences and practices in a range of contexts
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Reading List
Indicative reading list:
Apple, M.W. (2012) Can Education Change Society? London: Routledge.
Ball, S.J. (2012) Global Education Inc.: New Policy Networks and the Neoliberal Imaginary. London: Routledge.
Bourdieu, P. and Passeron, J.C. (1990) Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture. London: Sage.
Dewey, J. (1916) Democracy and Education. New York: Free Press.
Freire, P. (1996) The Pedagogy of the Oppressed. London: Penguin.
Habermas, J. (1989) The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. Cambridge: Polity.
Hall, B., Clover, D., Crowther, J. and Scandrett, E. (2012) Learning and Education for a Better World: The Role of Social Movements. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
hooks, b. (2003) Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope. London: Routledge.
Nussbaum, M. C. (1997) Cultivating Humanity: A Classical Defence of Reform in Liberal Education. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Preskill, S. and Brookfield, S.D. (2009) Learning as a Way of Leading: Lessons from the Struggle for Social Justice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Critical analysis, Oral and written communication skills, Access research materials |
| Keywords | Learning for democracy, popular education, conscientisation, critical citizenship |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jim Crowther
Tel: (0131 6)51 6176
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