Postgraduate Course: Ethics and Education : The Normative Dimensions of Education (EDUA11188)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | It seems difficult to conceive of education in other than normative terms - and it has indeed been regarded as a fundamentally moral practice. Indeed, education and teaching appear to be implicated in ethical and evaluative issues in three significant respects: (i) educational aims are themselves ethically contentious; (ii) ethical principles and considerations (of moral right and obligation) are constitutive of teaching as a professional practice; and (iii) teachers in schools are often held responsible for the moral development of their pupils. This course aims to explore some of the significant normative dimensions of education, teaching and learning in the light of past and present moral and social philosophy and theory. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 18,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Other Study Hours 166,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Please contact the course secretary before enrolling students to verify spaces available
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One written assignment of 4,000 words |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
(
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
|
| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One written assignment of 4,000 words |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
Course members will be able to:
1. Distinguish normative from other (theoretical or practical) educational questions
2. Understand key approaches in moral and social theory to normative issues and questions
3. Appreciate some of main educational issues in which moral questions are implicated.
4. Explore the implications of moral and normative issues for educational policy.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
This course is open to students from other schools, however, please contact the course secretary prior to enrolling your Tutee in order to verify that there is space available; students on MSc Educational Research and MSc Education have priority. |
| Keywords | ethics, education, moral |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Joris Vlieghe
Tel: (0131 6)51 6251
Email: Joris.Vlieghe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Mairi Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 4241
Email: Mairi.Ross@ed.ac.uk |
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