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Course overview

Many educational challenges and questions are persistent. In order to get a new view of these challenges and questions, and to generate new insights or answers for them, we can consider applying different theoretical lenses.

This course will focus on a small group of influential theorists whose work has shaped – or is coming to shape – educational enquiry in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond. As a student in this course you will consider similarities and differences between the theories and, in particular, how each provides different insights into the problem of how education systems create sets of winners and losers.

In a world that is beset by education challenges, it is timely to examine the issues and consider solutions. You will use different sociological lenses on a range of educational problems and examine whose interests are being served by current policies and practices. Students are introduced to educational theorists and theories in ways that ground these ideas in the reality of the hear and now.

Learning outcomes

Delivery modes

Weekly Lecture

Currently scheduled classes

2018 Epsom (Semester 1): Weekly Thursday evenings 4:30pm-7:30pm

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This course can be taken as a taught course in the following programmes:

School

Critical Studies in Education