Education and Society 5: Promoting Social Justice through Education EDUC5863P

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Education
  • Credits: 30
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

This course will enable students to deepen and extend their knowledge and understanding of educational systems and the role of the teacher in promoting social justice. The course will explore an array of themes from educational discourse and it will explore current policy, practice, pedagogy and research to extend students' critical awareness and scholarship of current issues and developments in education.

Timetable

Up to 30 hours face to face contact with a mixture of lectures and tutorials. 

Requirements of Entry

Mandatory Entry Requirements

D3 in Education in Society 3

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Assessment

This course will be assessed by an essay.

 

Reassessment

In accordance with the University's Code of Assessment reassessments are normally set for all courses which do not contribute to the honours classifications. For non honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students, and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions are listed below in this box.

Course Aims

This course will consolidate the work done in Education in Society 2, 3 and 4 by enabling students to develop a future-minded attitude to educational change and career-long professional learning.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Critically explore social justice and analyse the role of education in promoting this to provide equitable futures for children and young people in Scotland.

2. Compare and contrast key features of the Scottish educational system with other selected systems.

3. Examine teacher professionalism and the role of other agencies and professions in promoting the education, care, health and wellbeing of children and young people.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.