EDF5611 · Investigating education issues in global contexts

Overview

In this unit you will be involved in identifying and investigating current contemporary issues in education through a variety of lenses that may include local, national, regional or global perspectives and emphases on school, adult or higher education learning, both formal and informal, depending on the interests of your cohort. The unit begins with the identification of issues at each of these spatial and sectoral levels, relevant to you and your work and role in education. Opportunities will be provided for you to critically engage with theory, contemporary policy documents and accounts that are relevant to the issues you are investigating. You will further define key questions for investigation, gather appropriate data to research the issues and present and share in debates through peer-led forums. Through shared learning, the unit provides an orientation for you to a broad range of debates across education contexts and develops understanding of the complexities in this field.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. identify, investigate and understand contemporary issues in education relevant to your roles and interests and work
2. broaden your understanding of education debates through appropriate resources and shared peer learning
3. present your developing views on education in various forms
4. demonstrate understanding of complexities in this field
5. apply the knowledge and understanding to your own learning context and work.

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: • 18 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities, 18 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study OR • 36 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^ ^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.