College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Education Policy
Module EFPM910 for 2019/0
Module EFPM910 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM910: Education Policy
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Aims
The principal aim of this module is to facilitate critical examination of education policy in global, national and local contexts. It will seek to develop the following:
- Knowledge and understanding of education policy and its relationship to wider changes at local, national and international levels
- Knowledge and understanding of key ideas underpinning education policy changes and developments
- A more developed knowledge and understanding of educational practices and institutional arrangements as they have developed in the context of policy change
- Critical thinking in relation to theoretical perspectives on education policy as a field of contest
- The capacity to effectively contribute to debates about education policy development and change
- The capacity to examine the implications of policy frameworks and discourses for educational institutions and teaching and learning practices
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of education policy in different settings 2. Critically evaluate different theoretical perspectives on education policy 3. Demonstrate a critical understanding of key global, national and local issues in education policy |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Critically reflect upon and evaluate your own understanding of education policy and its application to contexts with which you are familiar 5. Critically examine theoretical perspectives on education policy as a field of contest |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. Synthesise and organise ideas to present a convincing argument 7. Engage in critical, reflective debate 8. Undertake both directed and independent study to recognise, justify and analyse key ideas in education policy literature and relate these to research, theory, policy and practice |