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EDUC 7550 - Education Policies & Systems

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 4110
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Incompatible: EDUC 6550
Assessment: Literature Review (35%), Essay (45%), Discussion Boards (20%)
Syllabus:

The history of education and educational philosophy will be analysed in terms of the impact on educational policy in schooling, training and/or higher education in contemporary times and in the future. Policy will be critiqued through many frameworks to understanding the complicated relationship between policy and practice and the implications for educators at the level of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. The process of informing, shaping, implementing and evaluating educational policy will also be explored in the context of change and educational reform. The course will examine educational policy from ethical, sociological, cultural, international, comparative and historical perspectives.

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Units
EFTSL
Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4110 Mon 15/03/2021 Thu 25/03/2021 Fri 07/05/2021 Fri 11/06/2021


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
10454 LE01 30 15 12 Mar - 12 Mar Friday 9am - 5pm Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre
13 Mar - 13 Mar Saturday 9am - 5pm Barr Smith South, 2051, Teaching Room
7 May - 7 May Friday 9am - 5pm Nexus10, 102, Teaching Room
8 May - 8 May Saturday 9am - 5pm Nexus10, 102, Teaching Room
19743 LEC0 10 2 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.
Note: This remote class is ONLY for students for whom health or location prohibits face to face attendance, AND for whom this course is CORE (rather than elective) to their program. This remote session will be delivered synchronously with the face to face session via Zoom. Your Course Coordinator will provide a Zoom link or equivalent via MyUni.