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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Moray House School of Education : Education

Postgraduate Course: International Perspectives on Education and Training (EDUA11011)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryComparative educational discussion relating UK and Western developed worlds and that of developing economies including educational policy, financing, quality and developing thoughts about expertise in comparative international education.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) 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 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) Please contact the course secretary before enrolling students to verify spaces available
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One essay of 4,000 words
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
1. To introduce students to the role played by education and training in developing economies.
2. To analyse in comparative perspective salient issues for educational policy and planning that are common to developing and industrialised countries.
3. To expose students to work on educational themes in developing countries which are related to their own areas of professional expertise within the UK.
4. To encourage a critical interest in the research evidence underpinning the major debates about school quality, educational financing, and the role of external aid.
Reading List
None
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.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Jingyi Li
Tel: (0131 6)51 6205
Email: Jingyi.Li@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Mairi Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 4241
Email: Mairi.Ross@ed.ac.uk
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