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Undergraduate Course: Community Education Methods and Approaches: Developing Dialogue (EDUA10118)

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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	Education	Other subject area	None
Course website	None
Course description	The course will deepen the students understanding of the worker’s educational role and will focus on developing dialogue through structured experiences in the various forms and settings of community education practice. Participants will consider how groups of learners may be helped to develop their capacity to think and act critically, and to support one another to develop strategies, tactics and practices in relation to desired change. Participants will also be required to develop appropriate teaching and learning techniques designed to foster dialogue.

Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites	It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Professional Practice (EDUA11048) AND Professional Practice (EDUA11157) AND Community Education Professional Practice 1 (EDUA08036) AND Concepts and Controversies in Community Education (EDUA08064) AND An Introduction to Research in Community Settings (EDUA08065) AND Community Education Professional Practice 1 (EDUA08066)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	Purchase of course reader.

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
Prospectus website	http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course participants will be able to: - Distinguish between different approaches to informal educational work - Explain the importance of making implicit purposes explicit - Demonstrate how to structure educational experiences - Use people's experience as part of an educational intervention - Develop a body of critical knowledge - Design a structured dialogue - Articulate the concept of praxis

Assessment Information
A 3500 word essay on developing an educational intervention with a real or imaginary group. The essay will provide theoretical justification for the curriculum design.
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information

Special Arrangements
Not entered

Contacts
Course organiser	Mr Vernon Galloway Tel: (0131 6)51 6640 Email: Vernon.Galloway@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Mrs Lesley Spencer Tel: (0131 6)51 6373 Email: Lesley.Spencer@ed.ac.uk

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