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Postgraduate Course: Education for All (EDUA11236)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEducation Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  40
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class Week 18, Thursday, 17:30 - 19:30, Zone: Moray House. http://www.ed.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.53963!fileManager/ASL-Timetable-2011-12.pdf
No Exam Information
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.
Assessment Information
Each participant will produce an assignment of no more than 4,000 words.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywordssocial justice, inclusion, discrimination
Contacts
Course organiserMs Laura Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 6503
Email: Laura.Mitchell@education.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Susan Scott
Tel: (0131 6)51 6573
Email: Susan.Scott@ed.ac.uk
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