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EDUC 766 - Education and the Development Process
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Course description
15 points
Examines the role of education within the process of economic, political, social and cultural change within the 'developing' world, with a particular focus on the small island states of the Pacific. Theories, concepts and models of 'development' and how these influence educational policy and practice are explored.
Course director
Ritesh Shah
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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.
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Learning outcomes
At the completion of this course, it is intended that students will be able to:- Identify contestations and debates regarding the role of education towards social, economic and political development for countries in the Global South.
- Critically evaluate the “Global Education Agenda”—informed in large part by the Education for All and Millennium Development goals—and assess its strengths and limitations, as well as the influences it has had on national and international educational policymaking.
- Critically analyse processes of globalisation and localisation and their implications for education policies and practices internationally and/or in a particular context.
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Delivery modes
Blended (online and campus days)
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Currently scheduled classes
2018 Online/Blended (Semester 1): Online teaching with some on campus sessions on Saturdays 3rd, 17th March, 28th April 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:
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