Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Community Education (EDUA08062)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course aims to provide a brief but critical introduction to community education by exploring some of the claims made for it. These foundational claims such as the benefits of community, the value of self-help, empowerment, needs meeting, inclusion and participation need to be clarified and questioned in terms of their validity, utility and purpose. This course will introduce ideas from leading contributors to the thinking and practice of community education both in the UK and elsewhere. It will also enable students to gain insights into key domains of practice. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Purchase of course reader. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 40 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Moray House | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | | Moray House | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | Moray House | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 13:10 - 14:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 13:10 - 14:50, Zone: Moray House. The first class will take place in Paterson's Land PLG42 on Thursday 23/9. |
| Additional information |
Timetable is arranged annually
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be able to:
- Understand different ways of thinking about key claims made for community education
- Identify some major differences in the thinking and practice of community education
- Differentiate the contribution and focus of work in the main sectoral areas of community education
- Assess claims made for community education |
Assessment Information
| Students will be required to submit the equivalent of a 2500 word essay. This assessment will be undertaken as a self-study task and submitted at the end of the semester in which the course is taught. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Ken Mcculloch
Tel: (0131 6)51 5184
Email: Ken.Mcculloch@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Lesley Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 6373
Email: Lesley.Spencer@ed.ac.uk |
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