CYP5002 - Education Policy

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 Locate legislation, policy and guidance regarding education within the context of political, cultural and economic trends in wider society;
2 Understand political ideologies and their relationship to educational ideologies;
3 Identify the key drivers of education policy, understand their perspectives and evaluate their influence;
4 Develop a personal and defensible perspective regarding education policy.

Content:

This module reviews education policy within its wider societal context, with particular focus on the period after the 1944 Education Act.
Students will consider:
The nature and impact of wider societal factors, such as economics and culture;
The development of political ideologies, their perspectives on education and their relationship with education ideologies;
The perspectives and influence of key players such as governments, the market, professionals, parents, pupils/students, consumers and taxpayers.
Illustrative themes include access, selection, equal opportunity, curriculum content and control, state control / professional autonomy, evaluation / accountability, education expansion and education funding.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module will be taught using a mixture of lectures, seminars workshops and tutorials, some of which will be student-led. Students could be expected to prepare for the sessions by reading set texts and completion of tasks set in class or via the VLE and will be expected to take part in a wide range of learning activities
Students may be required to prepare and present brief presentations as the basis for discussion in seminars or workshops.

Lectures, seminars and tutorials
Contact hours: 34
Additional Assessment Information
Students must pass all assessment components to pass the module.

Assessment:

001 Essay 2,000 words Mid-module 50%
002 Policy paper presentation 2,000-word equivalent End of module 50%


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