Module EFPM374 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM374: Current Issues in Physical Education (PE)
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Aims
The aims of the module are:
1. To enable you to draw together the research and implications of research on topics that inform and develop effective teaching and learning in PE;
2. To provide you with new insights into recent research findings in PE;
3. To help you to identify appropriate areas for future research in the field;
4. To enable you to consolidate and build upon your existing knowledge, skills and experiences in PE so that you can deal with professional situations and exercise sound judgment, personal responsibility and initiative;
5. To support your professional development in the field of PE;
6. To provide you with the knowledge, skills and understandings to analyse, critique and reflect on the relationship between theory, research, policy and practice;
7. To enable you to develop knowledge, understanding, key skills and confidence to plan, implement and communicate educational research to your peers in professional contexts;
8. To provide you with the organisational and transferable skills to extend your professional development and autonomy.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the relationship between theory, policy and practice in PE. 2. Demonstrate an evidence-based understanding of PE in schools and its developments. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Analyse and critique current issues in education. 4. Present, discuss and debate current issues in education with the support of empirical research and non-empirical evidence. |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. Synthesise and organise ideas to present an argument. 6. Take responsibility for your own learning. 7. Critically evaluate and present an argument in writing and orally. |