Community Education: History, Ideology and Practice (P01558)

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

This course introduces students to a variety of ways of thinking about the meaning of community education and illuminating their own experience of and/or interest in practice. The contribution of different traditions of practice to the development of community education in Scotland and elsewhere will be critically examined. Adult Education, Community Work and Youth Work will be considered in terms of different histories, policy imperatives, notions of purpose and varying methodologies. The course provides the opportunity to synthesise ideas, examine, debate and evaluate a range of values, purposes and practices associated with different interpretations of community education.

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 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2007	10:00	12:00

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion participants will be able to:

Express a theoretically informed understanding of the development of three main strands of community education
Locate contemporary issues and practice in historical contexts
Apply appropriate concepts, models and frameworks to the interpretation of community education practice and the provision of relevant learning and educational opportunities
Apply critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues and practice in three main strands of community education
Engage purposefully with the community in different settings

Assessment Information

Students will write an analytical and discursive paper dealing with the historical, ideological and practical dimensions of a selected, substantive theme or issue in community education (4000 words).