Postgraduate Course: Education for All (EDUA11236)
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 | 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. |
| Course description |
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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 |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 30 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 4,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Online Activities 9,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
170 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
"This course is delivered through blended learning
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Each participant will produce an assignment of no more than 4,000 words. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
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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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | social justice, inclusion, discrimination |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Laura Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 6503
Email: Laura.Mitchell@education.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Susan Scott
Tel: (0131 6)51 6573
Email: Susan.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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