Postgraduate Course: Education for All (EDUA11236)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course offers an opportunity to critically explore theoretical perspectives of 'Social Justice' in the development and delivery of human services [Education/Social Work/Health]. It centres around 3 inter-related themes:
1. 'Inclusion' is a human rights issue founded on the principle of social equity and justice, as enshrined in international legal conventions. It represents a positive valuing of the immense difference and diversity that characterises human experience in terms of gender, disability, class, race and other distinguishing factors;
2. The main roots of 'social exclusion' are to be found in interpersonal and systemic discrimination, frequently exerted via unexamined habitual institutionalised practices as well as the conscious misuse of power, rather than in individual deficits, dysfunctional lifestyles and prejudice;
3. 'Discrimination' of various types is socially constructed, context-specific and multi-faceted. 'There must be an unequivocal acceptance of the problem of institutional racism and its nature before it can be addressed, as it needs to be, in full partnership with members of minority ethnic communities' [MacPherson, 1999,6.48]. The same would apply to discrimination on other grounds. The themes will be approached through critical review of concepts, examining the meanings brought from personal and professional settings, historically and between disciplines. |
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 |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 17:30 - 19:30, Zone: Moray House. Online session |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Critically understand different theoretical perspectives on notions of 'Social Justice & Inclusion';
2. Analyse the significance of competing voices and discourses in social & public policy and in community action;
3. Assess the contribution of research to the pursuit of a 'Social Justice' agenda;
4. Identify and address key legal and policy requirements, obligations and entitlements relating to 'anti-discriminatory practice' and strategies for combating these.
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Assessment Information
| Each participant will produce an assignment of no more than 4,000 words. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Ms Rowena Arshad
Tel: (0131 6)51 6371/6446
Email: Rowena.Arshad@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Lorraine Denholm
Tel: (0131 6)51 6433
Email: lorraine.denholm@ed.ac.uk |
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