Delivering Inclusive and Special Education (P00554)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : EDU-P-P00554

This module has been specifically developed for teachers working at all levels of inclusive and special schooling. It offers course members the opportunity to reflect critically and constructively on their own institutional context in the light of current research and thinking on the management of education. The module focuses on the issues involved in managing the complexities and competing demands in providing education support for a range of learners in very different settings. Professionals in this field of education require to explore the tensions implicit in the management of the delivery of ideas of inclusion, for example ideals vs practical constraints, the needs/welfare of individuals vs the larger group.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Education, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 8 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Course members will be able to:
1. Describe and analyse the parameters of management of inclusive and special education.
2. Understand key concepts in a range of theoretical accounts of management and organisations.
3. Develop a constructive critique of educational establishments including their own institution.
4. Explore issues of power and partnership in delivering inclusive and special education.
5. Develop thoughtful and constructive responses to conflicting priorities.
6. Discuss relevant research findings and literature.

Assessment Information

Course members will
1. undertake an analysis of the management of education support in their own institutional setting,
2. contextualise this within current thinking, both about generic management and specific issues of inclusion.
3. draw up an outline development plan which will address issues identified in their analysis. (5,000 words).