Faculty of Education and Social Work

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EDUC 705 - Education and Development Policy

Course description

30 points
Explores the following topics and themes: policy analysis and formulation in the context of development; the impact of the globalisation on, and the role of international agencies in, education for development; human capital theory and human resource development; education and aid; research and consultancy strategies and ethics; New Zealand's ODA policy towards Oceania; global and local intersections in Oceanic education.

Course director
Ritesh Shah
Course overview

Discover how education continues to play an important role in the political, economic and social development of post-colonial and post-conflict peoples and nations, with particular emphasis on the Oceanic region. This course will prepare you well to understand the oftentimes contested relationship between global/local interests and ideals for education, and the political agendas at play on the part of the international community in supporting educational development in these contexts. It serves as an important introduction to the field of comparative and international education, and is of vital importance to those interested in understanding the function of education within development processes.
Learning outcomes
At completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand and reflect on competing theories and rationales for educational provision in the developing world.
- Critically evaluate the development of a “Global Education Mandate” - informed in large part by the Education for All and Millennium Development goals—and assess the strengths and limitations of this framework, as well as the influences it has had on national and international educational policymaking.
- Critically analyse processes of globalisation and the politicisation of development agendas that has ensued, along with the implications this has had on education policies and practices in the developing world.
Delivery modes

Blended (online and campus days)
Currently scheduled classes

2018 Online/Blended (Semester 1): Online teaching with on campus sessions on Saturdays 3rd, 17th March, 12 May and 26th May from 9:30am to 3.30pm
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This course can be taken as a taught course in the following programmes:
School

Critical Studies in Education