CYP5002 - Education Policy

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Interpret legislation, policy and guidance regarding education within the context of political, cultural and economic trends in wider society;
Explain political ideologies and their relationship to educational ideologies;
Identify the key drivers of education policy, explain their perspectives and evaluate their influence;
Create a personal and defensible perspective regarding education policy, taking account of ethical considerations.

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.

Lectures, seminars and workshops
Hours: 30
Intended Group size: Cohort

On-line support and small group tutorials
Hours: 1 (min)
Intended group size: 6-10

Guided independent study
Hours: 169

Further details relating to assessment
Group poster presentation designed to give incentive for structured group work and sharing of ideas without group work impacting directly upon individual student mark.
Policy Review critically evaluates an aspect of post war policy.
Policy Proposal makes a case for new policy regarding education, taking account of arguments for and against and political realities.

Assessment:

001 Policy review & proposal 3,000 words Semester 1 – week 10 100%
002 Group poster presentation 1,000-word equivalent Pass/Fail Throughout module 0%


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