Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EFPM913: Debating the Big Questions in Education

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Intelligence and ability
The implications of neuroscience for education
Education for sustainable futures
Education for global citizenship
Technologies for teaching and learning
Professional learning
Assessment
Creativity
Alternatives to mainstream schooling
Educational inequality and diversity
Social justice
Inclusion
Religion and faith-based education

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
30.5	269.5	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	30.5	10 x 3 hour taught sessions (online/campus), 1 x academic tutorial (0.5 hours)
Guided Independent Study	60	Set weekly readings
Guided Independent Study	109.5	Directed study e.g. web-based activities; preparing conclusive statements on the debates; preparing for academic tutorial; preparing for seminars; responding to seminar activities.
Guided Independent Study	100	Preparation for assignments and further reading

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Adey, P. & Dillon, J. (eds) (2012). Bad Education: Debunking Myths in Education. Milton Keynes: Open University Press.

Armstrong, A. C., Armstrong, D. and Spandagou, I. (2010) Inclusive Education, International Policy and Practice. London: Sage

Arnot, M. (2002) Reproducing Gender; Critical Essays on Educational Theory and Feminist Politics London: Routledge

Ball, S. (2017) The Education Debate. London: Policy Press.

Hayes, D. (ed.) (2004) Key Debates in Education. London: Routledge Falmer.

Reay, D. (2017) Miseducation: Inequality, Education and the Working Classes

Selwyn, N. (2016) Education and Technology: Key Issues and Debates. London: Bloomsbury.

William, D. (2017) Assessment and learning: some reflections, Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 24:3, 394-403.