Module EDUC1501: International and Comparative Education

Department: Education

EDUC1501: International and Comparative Education

Tied To

• CFG0: Natural Sciences
• CFG1: Natural Sciences with Year Abroad
• CFG2: Natural Sciences with Placement
• LA01: Liberal Arts
• LA02: Liberal Arts (with Year Abroad)
• LA03: Liberal Arts (with Placement Year)
• LMV0: Combined Honours in Social Sciences
• LMVA: Combined Honours in Social Sciences (with Year Abroad)
• LMVP: Combined Honours in Social Sciences (with Placement Year)
• X101: Primary Education
• X102: Primary Education (with Year Abroad)
• X103: Primary Education (with Placement Year)
• X1C8: Education Studies - Psychology
• X1F8: Education Studies - Geography
• X2F8: Education Studies - Geography (with Year Abroad)
• X2L3: Education Studies - Sociology (with Year Abroad)
• X305: Education Studies
• X306: Education Studies (with Placement Year)
• X308: Education Studies (with Year Abroad)
• X3F8: Education Studies - Geography (with Placement Year)
• X3L3: Education Studies - Sociology (with Placement Year)
• XC81: Education Studies - Psychology (with Placement Year)
• XC82: Education Studies - Psychology (with Year Abroad)
• XL33: Education Studies - Sociology

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• Critically reflect on how internationalization and globalization may impact education in local and global contexts and what inequalities might emerge as a result.
• Develop a critical understanding on the relationship between education and social justice, considering key concepts such as identity, diversity, and intercultural communication.

Content

• The following topics will be covered:
• Internationalisation and globalisation as contexts for critical multicultural education;
• Intercultural communication and education;
• Identity and multiple identities;
• Diversity in education;
• Social justice in education

Learning Outcomes

• Develop a critical understanding of the contexts and factors relating to international and comparative education in the 21st century.
• Demonstrate critical understanding of the theories, approaches, and practices of interculturality in the contemporary world and how they impact education.

• Articulate and employ key concepts and terminology in the field of International and comparative education, including, but not limited to, intercultural communication and education, global citizenship education and the study of diversity in education.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing on issues related to International and Comparative Education.

• Work on ideas and issues independently and as part of a group.
• Communicate and present ideas effectively through class presentations and writing.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• 20 x 1 hour lectures and 10 x 1 hour seminars. These will introduce students to the above topics and will be facilitated by experts in the field from the School of Education. Each lecture and seminar will be supported by preparatory and follow-up readings and a learning task that students will undertake during the workshop.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Presentation related to key learning from the module and aspects of the summative assessment.