Postgraduate Course: Education Policy and the Politics of Education (EDUA11187)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education and Sport |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Education policy is seen as dynamic, changeable and global in its concerns, form and presentation. This course explores issues in the politics of education and education policy, drawing on concepts from the social sciences such as the state, globalisation, neo-liberalism, discourse, policy learning and policy borrowing. Concerning various areas of policy, the school curriculum, higher education and learning in community, the course combines the theoretical discussion and cases studies at (sub) national, regional and global levels. At each of these levels it is concerned both with the policy discourse and with the way in which policy is made. It also reflects upon the influence on policy-making of different bodies and stakeholders.
Through examination of specific policy documentation, and visits to policy making communities, students will be able to comprehend the reality of policy analysis as well as understand the relevance of more theoretical and substantive discourses. |
| Course description |
Education policy is seen as dynamic, changeable and global in its concerns, form and presentation. This course explores issues in the politics of education and education policy, drawing on concepts from the social sciences such as the state, globalisation, neo-liberalism, discourse, policy learning and policy borrowing. Concerning various areas of policy, the school curriculum, higher education and learning in community, the course combines the theoretical discussion and cases studies at (sub) national, regional and global levels. At each of these levels, it is concerned both with the policy discourse and with the ways in which policies are made. It also reflects upon the influence on policymaking of different bodies and stakeholders. Through examination of specific policy documentation, and visits to policy making communities, students will be able to comprehend the reality of policy analysis as well as understand the relevance of more theoretical and substantive discourses.
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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 2023/24, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 160 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
| Course Start Date |
18/09/2023 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 16,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
180 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Group Presentation (Group mark): (30% weighting)
Group Presentation (Individual mark): (10% weighting)
Essay: (60% weighting)
Essay Plan: (formative)
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of key concepts and theories relating to the politics of education and education policy
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of the effects of globalisation on the politics of education and education policy making
- Demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of stakeholders and their interests in education policymaking
- Critically analyse the power dynamics among different levels of policymaking and policy transfers: global, national, and local
- Apply relevant methods in policy analysis and research
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Reading List
Apple, M. W. (2003). The state and the politics of knowledge. New York: RoutledgeFalmer. [available online via UoE library]
Ball, S. J. (2006). Education policy and social class the selected works of Stephen J. Ball. New York: Taylor & Francis. [available online via UoE library]
Lim, L., & Apple, M. W. (Eds.). (2016). The strong state and curriculum reform: Assessing the politics and possibilities of educational change in Asia. New York: Routledge. [available online via UoE library]
Lingard, B., & Ozga, J. (Eds.). (2007). The RoutledgeFalmer reader in education policy and politics. London: Routledge. [available online via UoE library]
Mundy, K., Green, A., Lingard, B., & Verger, A. (Eds.) (2016). The handbook of global education policy. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. [available online via UoE library]
Rizvi, F., & Lingard, B. (2010). Globalizing education policy. London, UK: Routledge. [available online via UoE library]
Sabatier, P. A. (Ed.). (2007). Theories of the policy process (2nd ed.). Boulder, USA: Westview Press. [available online via UoE library]
Steiner-Khamsi, G., & Waldow, F. (Eds.). (2012). World yearbook of education 2012: Policy borrowing and lending in education (pp. 21¿40). New York: Routledge. |
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 Education have priority. |
| Keywords | Education,Policy,Politics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Omar Kaissi
Tel:
Email: Omar.Kaissi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Craig Russell
Tel:
Email: craig.russell@ed.ac.uk |
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